These supporters want Israel to pack up and leave.
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by minimus 71 Replies latest jw friends
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Simon
FYI: Anti-Semitic / Pro-Palestinian propaganda is not allowed on this site. Please don't post it.
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minimus
Interesting how Biden is being pressured into recommending a cease fire because anti Israel types want the Israelis to stop bombing the Palestinians in retaliation.
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Lightgrowsbrighter
Pretty simple: If Palestinians lay down their arms, there will be peace. If Israelis lay down their arms, there will be no Israel.
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minimus
Light, 👍👍
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Rivergang
But Palestinians have never had an independent country - the UK owned Palestine and divided it up for Palestinians (the West Bank) and Jews (Israel).
Actually, not quite correct. Following WWI and the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, Britain got to administer Palestine under what was known as a League of Nations Mandate - similar to how they were also entrusted with the administration of former German East Africa. (Similar also to how Australia got to administer all former German Pacific Ocean territories south of the Equator, and Japan all former German Pacific Ocean territories north of the Equator).
While the mandated powers tended to treat all such territories as their own property, legally these were "owned" by the League of Nations.
The proposal to partition Palestine into two countries - one Jewish, one Arab - was put forward by the League's successor, the United Nations. That came about after Britain announced its intention to simply abandon its Palestinian Mandate as of the end of May, 1948 (the prolonged guerrilla war waged by certain Jewish organisations made its further presence there untenable).
The "partitioning" that Britain carried out occurred very early during the Mandate period, when out of the Palestine Mandate, Britain created a separate country, "Transjordan" (now known as Jordan).
It is true, of course, that the Palestinians never had an independent country. For 400 years (1517-1917) Palestine was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Prior to that, it was always under the rule of some other Middle East power.
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redvip2000
and they could have an independent country if they were willing to negotiate. But a negotiation can only happen if both parties are willing to accept the other side as a negotiator. If the palestinians think that Israel has no right to exist, how do you negotiate with that?
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minimus
It looks like spineless Biden expects a ceasefire. If the Palestinians refuse to in good faith negotiate, this will simply never end. It’s really a religious war. Allah tells them it’s their land and until Israel leaves the Palestinians will fight for what they consider theirs.
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LoveUniHateExams
It is true, of course, that the Palestinians never had an independent country. For 400 years (1517-1917) Palestine was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. Prior to that, it was always under the rule of some other Middle East power - yes, this was basically my point.
When pro-Palestinian people talk about 'occupation', I agree when they're referring to Israel's audacious land grabs in the West Bank (stealing Palestinian land). Trouble is, the same people also talk about 'occupation' when referring to the existence of Israel as a legitimate country, with the implication that the entire state of Israel is one big land grab from Palestinians. And this is not true, because Palestinians never had an independent country of their own.
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minimus
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