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Originally Posted by Sticky
Do you find this a good point?
Was it the Holocaust that brought about the idea of a Jewish homeland?
The world began accepting the idea of a Jewish homeland prior to the holocaust. The 1917 Balfour declaration ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour...ration%2C_1917) stated the position, agreed at a British Cabinet meeting on October 31, 1917, that the British government supported Zionist plans for a Jewish "national home" in Palestine.
Who set aside the land for the Jewish Nation, was it not the "West"?
The Brittish set aside land that they controlled.
The Jewish people made no claim to land in Germany, that is why Germany was not considered. Whether one agrees with the Jewish peoples claim to the land, their claim is the reason it is that piece of land and no other. |
However, it was 30 years, a holocaust, and a UN declaration later that established Israel, not some vague cabinet declaration in the UK. Many people make claims on land, but to me it seems western guilt had a large part in making this claim enforced, to the detriment of the palestinians.