The comments from a posting by Robonmatic:

The basic problem here is that Israel has never been allowed to 'win'. In the regular order of things, Israel would be acknowledged its independence and borders by not just the UN, but the Arab states as well. Since this has not happened, the Arab countries maintain that the Palestinians need no resettlement except back into Israel, which is unacceptable to Israel. If there was an absolute acceptance by the rest of the world that Israel is a legitimate state, that the Palestinians need to accept that fact and go elsewhere, there would be no problem


SO--what aid did they get in 1948? Seems they won a hard fought battle by pluck and heroism against seemingly impossible odds---odds that fractured themselves by their own internecine divisions as usual. the fact that the Arab states do not recognize Israel does not seem make it not a legitimate nation. The UN--to your surprise, I am sure, recognizes Israel as do most all nations (save the Arabs)as sovereign.   I see that Egypt and Jordan have also joined the fold. Much goes on that we know not of which is what we call diplomacy--and Hezbollah tried a different kind of diplomacy---force to become the major player in Lebanon. Actually, to be Syria's stalking horse. I thnk that is the proper term.

BH