The idea that the land that your ancestors lived on belongs to you because of your bloodline is an absurd claim. I don’t see anyone rushing to give the Americas back to its native peoples, yet we believe that the Jews deserve a special little place carved out of the already volatile situation in the Middle East. Am I saying that they shouldn’t be allowed to live there? Of course not, but you can’t simply destroy the homes of the people that now live there, so that you can move in yourself. If a Native American came to me and said, “Hey, you know, my ancestors used to live on this land before your ancestors stole it, so I think I have the right to take it back from you.”, I might feel bad for them, but I’m not going to give them my land that is privately owned. That is absurd; one cannot be held accountable for the actions of their predecessors. Do you still consider all Jews guilty of Jesus’ conviction and supposed execution (it’s actually unlikely that he died on the cross, but that is an entirely different public misconception)? So regardless of who the land belonged to before, the Israeli state is still the initial instigator of violence in their own land because they are trying to take back something that they have no claim to. And if you think that using tanks, airplanes and a military controlled by the state makes them any less of terrorists, then you are simply turning a blind eye to the truth. Israel murders innocent men, women and children just a thoroughly as the Palestinian terrorists do, they just have better tools to do it with. I don’t condone the terrorist attacks that cause innocent lives to be lost, but I cannot say that I wouldn’t do the same thing, and neither can anybody until they are faced with a bulldozer destroying their home, complete with the guarantee of physical harm if you don’t go peacefully. All sponsored by your tax dollars.
