Wadosy – you obviously have little knowledge of real Middle Eastern history. Please put down the Left-wing cool-aid you’ve been chugging, and pick up an actual history book -you may actually learn something.
The Arabs love to bring up the 700,000+ Arabs that were displaced during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. They fail to mention the 600,000-800,000 Jews that Arabs drove off their centuries-old communities across the Arab world between 1948-1952, many with little more than the shirts on their backs. You never hear about these refugees because they were mostly absorbed by Israel as useful citizens, unlike the Palestinian refugees, who were left to rot in refugee camps for 60 years, to be used as political pawns by the very people who claim to be fighting for their rights.
The Arabs vehemently protested the 1948 British partition of Mandate Palestine to create a Jewish homeland. Yet they spoke not a word when in 1947 the British partitioned India to create Muslim Pakistan. Double standard? That partition, by the way, created 14 MILLION Hindu/Muslim refugees (including 500,000 dead), but you don’t hear about those refugees either, as they, too, were absorbed by their respective brethren. In fact, of the millions of ethnic refugees displaced since 1945, including Germans, Hindus, Pakistani Muslims, Jews, Cubans, Tibetians, the vast majority have been settled in neighboring nations, absorbed by their kinsfolk. Only Palestinians have been condemned to live in refugee camps, usually devoid of citizenship (despite the fact most by now were born on Arab soil) and in some cases even restricted in their work, health, and land rights. Palestinians want to “return” to Palestine, yet the only ones old enough to claim this (let alone remember life there) are at least 61 years old.
I do believe Israel has to own up to its share of mistakes, especially its West Bank settlements, the endless checkpoints, excessive use of force, etc. which are wrongheaded policies, and are ultimately counterproductive. But to lay all the blame on Israel is foolish, or worse yet, extremist well beyond those you demean with terms like “deathwish christians” or “samson zionists.” No nation is perfect. I do question the legality of some of Israel’s policies. I do not question the legality of Israel. Do you?
I could go on, but I’m guessing it would be a wast of time, given your hate of Israel is deeply entrenched, to the point no reasoning could budge it. If you ever decide to wake up to the facts, feel free to contact me.
P.S. By the way, the US only became Israel’s friend and protector in the late 1970s. Israel received little if any aid during the ’48 war, the Suez Crisis, and the wars of ’67 and ’73. They did their fighting all by themselves.
