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Originally Posted by merrylander
Back in the beginnings in the early 1900 Theodore Herzl propose creation of a "home" for the Jewish people, not a 'state". I imagine his proposal was to find a country that would welcome them.
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I'm keenly aware of Israel's history and have spent quite a bit of time there (and my son lives there). I have great admiration for how they have built a prosperous, industrious and (mostly) democratic nation in the heart of the world's most troubled region. That said, their settlement and collective punishment policies aren't exactly paving the way to peace within their borders.
As is true all over the world (and particularly true in the Mideast), religious zealots there continue to threaten the livelihood of everyone around them. Israel's government is all too willing to demolish the homes of families and relatives of suspected terrorists, while encouraging the illegal (even by their own laws in many cases) settlements in the West Bank. They should show their even-handedness by knocking down the houses of illegal settlers.