How very Jewish of you, CarolC, to answer a question with a question.

It occurred to me after I posted those questions that someone might make such a comparison. And I choose to take it as a compliment.

The Palestineans are not being 'punished' as you are wont to put it for wrongs against them (the Palestineans) by other countries [whatever those might be], nor for wrongs committed against Jews in Jordan, and you know it.

If the content of your questions has nothing to do with how the Palestinians are being treated by the Israeli government, why did you ask them in this discussion? If they are a separate issue, why aren't we discussing them as a separate issue?

My opinion is that they are completely separate issues, and have no place in a discussion about how the Israeli government is treating the Palestinians. I do have answers to your questions, but I have very little on-line time available to me before I leave for Michigan, and I don't have time to hunt up all of the links and sources that I would need in order to properly answer your questions. Plus, if I did post the links, Wolfgang would criticize me for posting too many links. I'll have to leave this discussion in the capable hands of others for the time being.