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reconmike · 05-12-2006, 10:26 AM

Young people, university students and ordinary people have many questions about the phenomenon of Israel. I am sure you are familiar with some of them.
Throughout history many countries have been occupied, but I think the establishment of a new country with a new people, is a new phenomenon that is exclusive to our times.

Students are saying that sixty years ago such a country did no exist. The show old documents and globes and say try as we have, we have not been able to find a country named Israel.

I tell them to study the history of WWI and II. One of my students told me that during WWII, which more than tens of millions of people perished in, news about the war, was quickly disseminated by the warring parties. Each touted their victories and the most recent battlefront defeat of the other party. After the war, they claimed that six million Jews had been killed. Six million people that were surely related to at least two million families.

Again let us assume that these events are true. Does that logically translate into the establishment of the state of Israel in the Middle East or support for such a state? How can this phenomenon be rationalised or explained?

Mr President, I am sure you know how - and at what cost - Israel was established : Many thousands were killed in the process.

Millions of indigenous people were made refugees.

Hundred of thousands of hectares of farmland, olive plantations, towns and villages were destroyed.

This tragedy is not exclusive to the time of establishment; unfortunately it has been ongoing for sixty years now.

A regime has been established which does not show mercy even to kids, destroys houses while the occupants are still in them, announces beforehand its list and plans to assassinate Palestinian figures and keeps thousands of Palestinians in prison. Such a phenomenon is unique - or at the very least extremely rare - in recent memory.
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Just from this part of His most excellent leader of the free nation of Iran's little letter, makes me believe he is hell bent on the destruction of Israel, and anyone who supports them.

But in a way he is right, we should allow the middle east to settle their own land disputes. So my thinking is we should allow Israel to expand their borders as much as they can.

And as for his carving out land theory, maybe he should look at a map from 100 or so years ago of a place called Persia and have him point out, Iraq as a nation, or maybe Saudi, hell even Iran as the borders are now.

05-12-2006, 10:26 AM	#45 (permalink)
reconmike Thank You Jesus Location: Twilight Zone	Young people, university students and ordinary people have many questions about the phenomenon of Israel. I am sure you are familiar with some of them. Throughout history many countries have been occupied, but I think the establishment of a new country with a new people, is a new phenomenon that is exclusive to our times. Students are saying that sixty years ago such a country did no exist. The show old documents and globes and say try as we have, we have not been able to find a country named Israel. I tell them to study the history of WWI and II. One of my students told me that during WWII, which more than tens of millions of people perished in, news about the war, was quickly disseminated by the warring parties. Each touted their victories and the most recent battlefront defeat of the other party. After the war, they claimed that six million Jews had been killed. Six million people that were surely related to at least two million families. Again let us assume that these events are true. Does that logically translate into the establishment of the state of Israel in the Middle East or support for such a state? How can this phenomenon be rationalised or explained? Mr President, I am sure you know how - and at what cost - Israel was established : Many thousands were killed in the process. Millions of indigenous people were made refugees. Hundred of thousands of hectares of farmland, olive plantations, towns and villages were destroyed. This tragedy is not exclusive to the time of establishment; unfortunately it has been ongoing for sixty years now. A regime has been established which does not show mercy even to kids, destroys houses while the occupants are still in them, announces beforehand its list and plans to assassinate Palestinian figures and keeps thousands of Palestinians in prison. Such a phenomenon is unique - or at the very least extremely rare - in recent memory. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Just from this part of His most excellent leader of the free nation of Iran's little letter, makes me believe he is hell bent on the destruction of Israel, and anyone who supports them. But in a way he is right, we should allow the middle east to settle their own land disputes. So my thinking is we should allow Israel to expand their borders as much as they can. And as for his carving out land theory, maybe he should look at a map from 100 or so years ago of a place called Persia and have him point out, Iraq as a nation, or maybe Saudi, hell even Iran as the borders are now. __________________ Where is Darwin when ya need him?