[Dave Elias]

One might easily say the same about Israel. It too is a contrived country, again a British concoction.

[Jim Noble]

One might easily say the same about Israel. It too is a contrived country, again a British concoction

It remains to be seen whether the Jews will defend Israel, or not.

But their nationhood is not in doubt. An Israeli Jew is not at all like an "Iraqi" or a "Pakistani".

If Syria took over the Sunni triangle tomorrow, by Wednesday the "Iraqis" would be Syrians. If Syria took over Israel tomorrow, in a thousand years the surviving Jews, if any, would still be the people of Israel.