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Thread #111199   Message #2341436
Posted By: artbrooks
15-May-08 - 02:04 PM
Thread Name: BS: Obama on Zionism, Jews
Subject: RE: BS: Obama on Zionism, Jews
Yes, there were Arab Muslims expelled from Israel, and there were killings done in the process. And there were Arab Jews expelled from the Muslim nations of the Middle East, and there were killings done in the process. There was also a significant number of murders of both Palestinian Jews and European immigrants in the years leading up to Israeli Independence. The Israeli government has at least been willing to discuss compensation for the land seized from Palestinian Muslims, although not to return any of the land. (Who actually "owned" the land is another, entirely separate, issue.) The Muslims nations have never been willing to discuss compensation for property confiscated from the Arab Jews. And yes, I am using "Arab Jew" on purpose, because one can no more differentiate between, for example, Iraqi Jews, Iraqi Muslims and Iraqi Christians than one can tell Croats, Serbs, Kosovars and Bosnians apart by sight.

Where are the Arab Jews now? Entirely assimilated into the nation of Israel. And where are the Palestinian Muslims? Those who left, voluntarily of not, are largely living in camps in their Muslim "host" countries, supported by international handouts. Who got the short end of the stick? Almost certainly the Palestinian Muslims. And ho stuck it to them? There are many candidates for that, but Israel is not very close to the head of the line.

The question is, what to do now, sixty years after? The elimination of Israel as a Jewish state is not on the table and never will be. There are 5.5 million Jews there who have very clear memories of what their lives were really like as a minority. Do I have an answer? When I get elected as god, I'll be sure to let you know.