Israel: Whose land is it really ?

CdK,

Do you think if Israelis agreed to 1967 borders that would make Arab militants happy enough to stop wanting to kill Jews ?

And thanks, that was a good summary.

CerealKiller wrote:

CdK,

Do you think if Israelis agreed to 1967 borders that would make Arab militants happy enough to stop wanting to kill Jews ?

And thanks, that was a good summary.

Hi Cereal,

Arab militants seem only to be happy when they do kill Jews. That is why they are known as Arab militants.

They did not stop killing Jews when Israel was at the 1967 borders ( for those of you who don't remember, they were at those borders ---- in 1967. There was another war shortly after that in 1973.) , so what makes us think that if Israel was at the 1967 borders that it would make ANY difference at all?

Others more knowledgable than I may hold different opinions, but I don't see it happening. I would love to be wrong about that.

Hi Cereal,

Arab militants seem only to be happy when they do kill Jews. That is why they are known as Arab militants.

They did not stop killing Jews when Israel was at the 1967 borders ( for those of you who don't remember, they were at those borders ---- in 1967. There was another war shortly after that in 1973.) , so what makes us think that if Israel was at the 1967 borders that it would make ANY difference at all?

Others more knowledgable than I may hold different opinions, but I don't see it happening. I would love to be wrong about that.

Hi Cereal,

Arab militants seem only to be happy when they do kill Jews. That is why they are known as Arab militants.

They did not stop killing Jews when Israel was at the 1967 borders ( for those of you who don't remember, they were at those borders ---- in 1967. There was another war shortly after that in 1973.) , so what makes us think that if Israel was at the 1967 borders that it would make ANY difference at all?

Others more knowledgable than I may hold different opinions, but I don't see it happening. I would love to be wrong about that.

real life wrote:

Hi Cereal,

Arab militants seem only to be happy when they do kill Jews. That is why they are known as Arab militants.

They did not stop killing Jews when Israel was at the 1967 borders ( for those of you who don't remember, they were at those borders ---- in 1967. There was another war shortly after that in 1973.) , so what makes us think that if Israel was at the 1967 borders that it would make ANY difference at all?

Others more knowledgable than I may hold different opinions, but I don't see it happening. I would love to be wrong about that.

So only Arab militants are killing Jews? How about Jews killing Arabs, militant and otherwise. If you continuously oppress people they will only hate and kill you. That's the part of the whole issue that people like to conviently forget. You can't treat people like animal or subhuman and expect them to reciprocate that treatment with love. That is not reality.

Mindonfire wrote:

real life wrote:

Hi Cereal,

Arab militants seem only to be happy when they do kill Jews. That is why they are known as Arab militants.

They did not stop killing Jews when Israel was at the 1967 borders ( for those of you who don't remember, they were at those borders ---- in 1967. There was another war shortly after that in 1973.) , so what makes us think that if Israel was at the 1967 borders that it would make ANY difference at all?

Others more knowledgable than I may hold different opinions, but I don't see it happening. I would love to be wrong about that.

So only Arab militants are killing Jews? How about Jews killing Arabs, militant and otherwise. If you continuously oppress people they will only hate and kill you. That's the part of the whole issue that people like to conviently forget. You can't treat people like animal or subhuman and expect them to reciprocate that treatment with love. That is not reality.

When Israel became a nation in 1948 recognized by the U.N and almost all Arab nations declared war and attacked Israel.....Tell me.... was that because of all the Arabs that were being killed by Jews just prior to that event or what?

How about some history in a nutshell?

http://www.levitt.com/misc/israel_history.html

To give you an idea of what to expect, this is where the head of Hezbollah is coming from:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Nasrallah

"Speaking at a graduation ceremony in Haret Hreik, Nasrallah announced on October 22, 2002: "if they [Jews] all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide."[4][5] The New York Times qualifies this as "genocidal thinking"[6], whereas the New York Sun likens it to the 1992 Hezbollah statement, which vowed, "It is an open war until the elimination of Israel and until the death of the last Jew on earth."[7] Michael Rubin qualifies his goal as genocide too, quoting Nasrallah ruling out "co-existence with" the Jews or "peace", as "they are a cancer which is liable to spread again at any moment."[8] The Age quotes him like so: "There is no solution to the conflict in this region except with the disappearance of Israel."[9] Interviewed by CNN, Nasrallah expressed Hezbollah's reluctance to fight America, however, declaring readiness to respond if "someone launches an attack [...] We will not take rejection or humiliation.

Bartikus wrote:

Mindonfire wrote:

real life wrote:

Hi Cereal,

Arab militants seem only to be happy when they do kill Jews. That is why they are known as Arab militants.

They did not stop killing Jews when Israel was at the 1967 borders ( for those of you who don't remember, they were at those borders ---- in 1967. There was another war shortly after that in 1973.) , so what makes us think that if Israel was at the 1967 borders that it would make ANY difference at all?

Others more knowledgable than I may hold different opinions, but I don't see it happening. I would love to be wrong about that.

So only Arab militants are killing Jews? How about Jews killing Arabs, militant and otherwise. If you continuously oppress people they will only hate and kill you. That's the part of the whole issue that people like to conviently forget. You can't treat people like animal or subhuman and expect them to reciprocate that treatment with love. That is not reality.

When Israel became a nation in 1948 recognized by the U.N and almost all Arab nations declared war and attacked Israel.....Tell me.... was that because of all the Arabs that were being killed by Jews just prior to that event or what?

How about some history in a nutshell?

http://www.levitt.com/misc/israel_history.html

Well how would you like it if people came in and uprooted you and took your house and gave it to someone else and told you to live in the attic?

Please spare the people

Mindonfire: .... and Hezbollah is NOT doing? wake up!

The Israelis are fighting for their very lives! Have you ever done that?

How about the right of a nation to DEFEND itself. Since when is self-defense illegal? You don't see it as self-defense but that nation does. Be surrounded with 100 million sworn enemies and see what your choices are. Like it or not, that is their response to being threatened. Find fault fine, but come up with a solution to keep that nation from being constantly attacked througout their history.

What's the use! Wasting energy here. Scrolling past.

Who does the land belong to?
As in all countries, as in all of history, the land belongs to those that can both keep it and develop it (agriculture; industry; economy; laws; government; etc.).
Israel being the case in point, the reason there is no Palestinian State is because the Arabs called Palestinians have not been able to develop their land.
Now, if one is inquiring who the land of Israel belongs to in a religious sense of the idea, then a similiar answer would apply - the ascendant or more tenacious religion of the region would have the better claim.
In that case, currently, the land would belong to the Muslims. Again, it is their lack of any ability to enact Laws and stability that keeps them from be able to grasp "the land."
Morally?
Well, that would have to fall to the Israelis today. They are far more reluctant to murder; more prone to civilize; more eager to create peace; than are their rather murderous and uncivil neighbors.

Secondly, self defense is not an excuse for wiping out a whole country. No matter how hard you try, you can't justify killing all those people just for the kidnapping of two soldiers. Do you know how many Palestinians and Lebanese that Israel have killed? Do you know how many leaders that they have kidnapped? Please spare us with the crying.

Mindonfire wrote:

Secondly, self defense is not an excuse for wiping out a whole country. No matter how hard you try, you can't justify killing all those people just for the kidnapping of two soldiers. Do you know how many Palestinians and Lebanese that Israel have killed? Do you know how many leaders that they have kidnapped? Please spare us with the crying.

Mindonfire: I feel that I've responded adequately to your comments and will not respond here again. I will say that your arguments are disingenuous. You seem to want to state here erroneously that the Israeli retribution for the kidnapping of the 2 soliders is why Israel is responding the way that they are. That is wrong. This is war against a sworn enemy that repeatedly chooses to attack. My perception is that all your arguments are apparently part of a staged propaganda campaign or misguided bias.

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Mindonfire wrote:

Secondly, self defense is not an excuse for wiping out a whole country. No matter how hard you try, you can't justify killing all those people just for the kidnapping of two soldiers. Do you know how many Palestinians and Lebanese that Israel have killed? Do you know how many leaders that they have kidnapped? Please spare us with the crying.

Mindonfire: I feel that I've responded adequately to your comments and will not respond here again. I will say that your arguments are disingenuous. You seem to want to state here erroneously that the Israeli retribution for the kidnapping of the 2 soliders is why Israel is responding the way that they are. That is wrong. This is war against a sworn enemy that repeatedly chooses to attack. My perception is that all your arguments are apparently part of a staged propaganda campaign or misguided bias.