John,
Everyone needs to wrap their brains around this oft-forgotten fact: The UN came in, threw a people out of its nation and handed it to their age-old nemesis. In light of that fact, can you understand why there might be a few disgruntled parties in the area?
Arab spin is now “fact”?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=foundation+state+israel
I love this part:
At this point the situation was quite fluid and political arrangements that would satisfy all parties might have been worked out if all had the far-sightedness and the sensitivities required. But apparently the Zionists of that time lacked an understanding of the national aspirations of the Arabs, and the Arabs themselves, lacking political experience, resorted more to force than to the more difficult task of convincing world opinion of their case.
If the Arab case against the foundation of Israel was so strong, why couldn’t they convince the world of its justice? Must have been the Jewish lobby, right? The Palestinian grievance machine may convince simpletons, but I remain unmoved by the alleged injustices they lament.
Quite frankly, I’m glad Israel has nukes. And I do hope they’re going to use the Samson Option, if necessary.
