Quote Originally Posted by Hooahguy View Post
Is semites really the best word? Considering the fact that the vast majority of immigrants to Israel in 1948 were from outside of the Middle East.

Also Im not really sure what to make of all this. On one hand, one cannot say that the UN vote to establish Israel was invalid. It wasnt muslim land. It was British land. Muslims owned tracts of it, but it was not a Muslim land. Plus there were Jewish communities there. And one cannot say that it was ok for the Arab league to attack the new state. On the other hand, it is wrong for Israel to be bombing Gaza plus the Arab discrimination. And one cannot say that bombing a pizza shop is ok either, as Ive heard one member here say before. And then one cannot deny the fact how Arab leaders are using the Palestinian refugee crisis for their own gain. If the Arab leaders really cared about the Palestinians, then they would do something. But on the other hand, the Israeli government isnt helping either.

What a quagmire.
That's as good an argument for the legal establishment of Israel as I've seen. Enough Palestinian Jews made enough of a nuisance of themselves, backed by outside support, that the current rulers packed up and left it to an outside agency to sort out. The problem is that this doesn't make the Palestinian Arab side any less legitimate, only less successful. And of course, there is still the problem of ongoing land grabs in the West Bank, which have historically been the most legitimate justification for war. If the PLO declare formal war based on the Israeli annexation of the West Bank, Israel would have no justification left except the right of conquest.