The land that Jordan took was later captured and occupied by Israel in the 1967 war. This is the land that is now in dispute, and that the Palestinians want as their homeland. This land, btw, is the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem. (Carol)
Gaza?

Back to the start of the thread. When the first news came in I knew that there would be people (mostly the same) at Mudcat saying 'conspiracy'. They always do when the actual culprits don't fit into their prejudices. Meanwhile it is obvious except to the most closed-minded that it was an Al Qaeda attack (though this is now probably more a general brand name than an actual strongly led group. The name is there for grabs for any Muslim fundamentalist groups prone to violent action).

What drives these people is much more fundamental than Iraq, Afghanistan or Israel. This type of violence would not stop if some demands were met. Meeting some demands only could help to dissuade some of their new blood.

Wolfgang