"Teri - your point 1, if right, demolishes any claim that Israel was created witht he consent of the people of the region." - Richard Bridge

Now what was my Point 1 again:

"Point 1: Listing the number of countries who have "recognised" the State of Palestine does not in any way, shape or form indicate that the entire population of all those countries are in favour of that recognition, or indicate that those people were ever even consulted on the matter,"

This point was made because you trotted out some completely bogus statistics by which you hoped to demonstrate the support amongst the "world's population" for the creation of a Palestinian State.

Did the Peel Commission of 1937 consult the people and the leaders inside Palestine during the course of their work? Of course they did and what they found led them to advocate a "Two-State" solution to the perceived problems in the area.

Did the United Nations Committee consult the people and their leaders during the course of their work between 1946 and 1948? Of course they did, and some died whilst doing it. Like the Peel Commission they too advocated a "Two-State" Solution which the Jews of Palestine accepted and the Arabs of Palestine along with their Arab neighbours rejected (The both rejected the 1947 UN proposal for entirely different reasons - doubt that? Then take a look at what Jordan was looking for and what the Arabs of Palestine were looking for in 1947 - different as chalk and cheese)