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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Will...it surprises me that you continue to offer this misinterpretation of history. The UN did not give Palestine to Israel...it partioned a land in 1948, with 1.5 million Arabs and .7 million Jews, both of whom had legitimate historical claims, into two states. The Jews being given the land where they had the majority population and the Arabs given the land where they were in the majority.
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Now who's forgetting history. The partition was rejected, failed and resulted in the Arab-Israeli war. "United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine or United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181" was approved by the United Nations General Assembly, but was never implemented.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
The Arab neighbors of the new state of Israel not only attacked it 5 times in the next 20 years, but also were the first to create Palestinian refugees by annexing their land and denying them citizenship.
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The Arab leadership in Palestine opposed the resolution, and argued that it violated the rights of the majority of the populace of the country. It wasn't just Iran, Jordan, Egypt and the rest of the fun gang. It was the people directly involved in the decision made, but not involved in the decision making.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Israel has not been blameless in its brief history and there have been times when it has taken the offensive, sometimes to excess, as the best defensive strategy for survival when surrounded by enemies.
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Something being an effective defense is hardly an excuse.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Please read your history, particularly regarding the Partition and the early days of the proposed two state solution and how the neighboring Arab leaders used the Palestinians as sacrificial pawns.
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I'm well versed. I'd suggest you read Chomsky's "Middle East Illusions" for more information on the subject.