Here's another line of thinking that I find breathtaking in its duplicity. And its one I've heard many times...

Keep in mind that, prior to Israel being re-formed, they (the Palestinians) were *not* an independent nation...they have been ruled by others throughout their history. The fact that it is now Israel is the only real difference.

So as a result of the victimization that Jews have historically experienced at the hands of people in power, they were given land on which to form an independent nation. Fine. No problem with that.

Except for the small detail of the people who were already living on the land given to the Jews for their independent nation. And when the subject of whether or not the Palestinians have been treated fairly with regards to their homes being taken from them comes up, one of the justifications given is that they were already being victimized by people in power. This line of thinking suggests that Jews deserve an independent nation as a result of their victimization, while Palestinians deserve continued subjugation by people in power as a result of theirs.

Nearly *80%* of what was historcially called "Palestine" rests *within* the borders of Jordan, not Israel...but you don't hear the Palestinians barking at Jordan to give up land or rule. Why?

Perhaps they are only concerned with the land on which they were living when the independent state of Israel was formed, and not on the lands that have historically been called "Palestinian".