Hmmmm...
Nothing new there.
My grandfather worked to resolve the 7 day war with Egypt in the late sixties. What once was the land owned by Egypt became Israeli (Mt. Sinai, and the Sinai peninsula).
Israel, in it's current form, was organized by England, and the US, and other parties, when they had their armies stationed in the Middle East, after the Great War.
"Where can we place all these European Refugees"?
"Let's create a New Jewish State, and send them there"
Thus Israel was reborn.
Here's a good question for all you all :
What was going on in that part of the world BEFORE the Jewish Relocation? Any one here know?
THAT is a question no one is even asking, nor looking at.
Why would several allied governments decide on the re-establishment of Israel (Judea)? Any one know?
My grandfather, voted against this resolution. Not because he did not want a Jewish State, no. Because he knew that creating this State would cause interminable problems in the area, a permanent destabilizational force in the region, one which would necessitate stronger allies to help keep it there, and therefore continue providing tension and chaos to the region.
There is, although, most people will disagree with this, a small chapter in the religious books, both the Bible and the Torah, in which the Lord tells the people of Judeah that they will not know a home until the end of days, when they will come home to him.
But no one reads this part of those books anymore... or dismisses it out of hand. Oops.
If they did, they would have probably not agreed to re-create the Jewish State, or at least taken a long hard look at the consequences.
Anyone want to dispute this, can go ahead and go research some fascinating reads at the Library of Congress. Just look for 1948, Jewish State, etc... to read more about how this came about. how about reading the Charter where the State of Israel is created? It is interesting to read. See who signed this Charter. Also fascinating.
Oh... BTW these people (Palestinians, Jews, et al) have been at it a lot longer than since 1948. Read up on history, it is a good teacher. May they learn from the past, in order to create a better future.
Cheers
