Originally posted by phoenix103
reply to post by kettlebellysmith
Would it have been ok if it had been decided that where you live right now was going to be used to form a state and that you'd be leaving, like it or
not?
I suspect not.
Thanks for the reply, but I have to politely disagree with your analogy.
What you say is not only false reductionism, but it is a gross distortion of the truth. I'm not sure if it's intentional or not, but I'll give you
the benefit of the doubt and assume not. You may wish to educate yourself on the complicated history of the place, starting from 1890ish and up to
modern day. Then tell me:
- When did Arab violence against Jewish immigrants start, and what were the reasons?
- When did the Israelis declare independence from Britain and form their own state?
- When did Israel "occupy" Gaza and Judea/Samaria?
If Israel had indeed stolen land from Arabs then formed their own state and then suffered violence and terrorism as a result then I'd agree with you.
But that wasn't the case, and what you are stating is a reversal of causality. Don't worry, you're not alone - it's the oldest trick in the book
and the revisionist propaganda machine, funded by Western oil money and aided by nice well-intentioned people such as yourself, has been doing it
since 1967.