"Palestine is not a Muslim country, and it has never been the intention of the Palestinians that it should be." – So says CarolC.

In saying that she is almost correct, what she omits to mention is that that was also the founding intention of the League of Nations. Great Britain knew full well that there would be problems with that from the Arabs who lived in the Mandated territory known as Palestine as declared in 1921 – THAT Palestine consisted of Gaza; what is now known as Israel; the area now known as the West Bank and all of what is now known as Jordan.

In 1923 to avoid the foreseen problems with territories mandated for administration and oversight by France and the United Kingdom two areas were set up specifically to establish refuge for minorities, the French established the Lebanon and the British broke off 23% of the original Palestinian Mandated Territory calling this area Palestine, the remaining 77% of the original area was given to the Palestinian Arabs and called Trans-Jordan. While anyone could purchase land in the new Palestine which consisted of Gaza; what is now known as Israel and the area now known as the West Bank, only Arabs could own land in Trans-Jordan.

Now this multicultural, secular, religious-tolerant acreage did not suit the Muslims (predominantly Arabs) who lived in the new Palestine and so steps forth self aggrandized "Grand Mufti of Jerusalem" – Yasser Arafat's Uncle – He derived his power and wealth from devout Muslims and he wanted those loyal devout dupes to control the country as a means of ensuring his continued wealth – A trait that ran strong in that family going on Yasser's later performance. Hence his campaign of lies that fomented Arab violence on the Jewish citizens of Palestine from 1920 to 1947 – the acts of violence and terrorism that CarolC denies ever happened. What Carol's "Palestinians" are fighting for now is precisely what they were offered by the United Nations in 1947 and rejected out of hand. Had they accepted those terms in 1947 there would of course have been no displaced persons, there would have been no "Right of Return" issues. The other "crack-in-the-plaster" that is being conveniently papered over is that Hamas will never recognize Israel's right to peaceful co-existence, the Jewish State of Israel is an offense against the world of Islam – You cannot negotiate with people who are committed and determined to annihilate you.