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Originally Posted by merrylander
It was quite apparent in the recent thread about Israel that few if any of the protagonists are knowledgeable of the history of that part of the middle east. I might suggest that a search of 'the Balfour Declaration' might be a good starting point.
Also the biography of Lawrence of Arabia, there was so much chicanery on the part of the British and French there during WW I it is still recovering.
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Trying to not go off track...
You can't be an entitled, self-righteous, all-or-nothing, apologist for ANY action and bitter people now merely because you got screwed in the past.
Or are getting screwed, currently, by actions your moral elitism causes.
Ask me how I know.
Israel is merely a big reservation. The only difference between it and American Indian reservations is that, Post WWII, Jews were given land that someone else actually wanted...