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Eko

(8,843 posts)
5. Its a little more complicated than that.
Mon Jun 14, 2021, 08:34 PM
Jun 2021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947%E2%80%931949_Palestine_war
"The war culminated in the establishment of the State of Israel by the Jews, and saw a complete demographic transformation of the territory the Jews occupied, with the displacement of around 700,000 Palestinian Arabs and the destruction of most of their urban areas.[14] Many Palestinian Arabs ended up stateless, displaced either to the Palestinian territories captured by Egypt and Jordan or to the surrounding Arab states; many of them, as well as their descendants, remain stateless and in refugee camps."

Honestly the whole thing is messed up. For me I can support Israel as our ally and as a Democratic country but still be critical of the things they do that I dont agree with. Much as I can our country and its horrible transgressions. There is a lot of history there that not many people know so its always helpful to do some research.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_War
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War

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What should it be called? niyad Jun 2021 #1
One of the few democracies in the Middle East JohnSJ Jun 2021 #2
A liberal democracy? Mosby Jun 2021 #3
But the West Bank and Gaza aren't sovereign states wellst0nev0ter Jun 2021 #9
Looks like you are not getting an answer Israeli Jun 2021 #16
They are disputed territories of no country. Mosby Jun 2021 #21
Let's not get distracted by a historical debate wellst0nev0ter Jun 2021 #23
Israel was being threatened in 1967 sabbat hunter Jun 2021 #24
Nasser wanted to adjudicate the Strait of Tiran dispute at the International Court of Justice wellst0nev0ter Jun 2021 #25
Yeah adjudicate it at the sabbat hunter Jun 2021 #26
If someone offers to resolve a dispute in international court wellst0nev0ter Jun 2021 #27
The moment sabbat hunter Jun 2021 #28
Then any trade sanction is an act of war wellst0nev0ter Jun 2021 #29
Trade sanctions are covered sabbat hunter Jun 2021 #30
It has always been fashionable LifeLongDemocratic Jun 2021 #4
Its a little more complicated than that. Eko Jun 2021 #5
Criticism of Israel is not antisemitism. TomSlick Jun 2021 #6
Dore Gold !!! Israeli Jun 2021 #7
Just curious, maybe I forgot Mosby Jun 2021 #8
No I am not Israeli Jun 2021 #11
Thx for the clarification. nt Mosby Jun 2021 #13
Dore Gold is essentially a rightwing Republican wellst0nev0ter Jun 2021 #10
He is a right wing Israeli Israeli Jun 2021 #12
Rw Israelis are nothing like republicans Mosby Jun 2021 #14
So why quote rightwingers at all? wellst0nev0ter Jun 2021 #15
Why indeed Israeli Jun 2021 #17
Because he's not right wing by American standards Mosby Jun 2021 #18
Really ?? Israeli Jun 2021 #19
Thx for the clarification. Israeli Jun 2021 #20
Our RW is crazy. Mosby Jun 2021 #22
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