[BillM]

Let me see, the British, French, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese invaded nations all over the world. They wiped out or enslaved the local natives.

Western nations have waged wars on each other, including the wholesale slaughter of innocent civilians by bombing.

Why would anyone worry about the retaking and protection of the historical home of the Jews???

[Netz]

The Jews and Israel are judged by a different and unfair set of standards from every single nation in the world. As long as the Jews (and many Christians) claim that they are G-d’s Chosen People, they will be made to pay the price for that claim. It's like saying, “oh yeah, G-d’s chosen? well, take this” - blam, blam, blam!
Now how chosen are you that I have decimated you, huh”?

There is no doubt that post WWII colonial powers tried to hold onto what they could no longer hold onto - namely, their former colonies. British ruled Palestine proved to be too much for the bankrupt Brits so they left in hurry hoping that the Arabs would finish off what Hitler did not. Oh my goodness, the Jews survived against all odds and even...struggled to flourish!

Israel had every right to exist BEFORE and not just due to WWII. Jews continually inhabited (albeit not in huge numbers) ancient Israel or Roman Palestina from the time of Nebuchadnezzar to Titus of Rome and the 2,000 years since.

They were violently uprooted from THEIR homeland twice. There was no UNWRA then to keep them in poverty forever...

Now that the Jews are back, everybody seems uncomfortable with that for their own religious, political or economic reasons.

Into the 1930’s, Europe basically said, “Jews, out of Europe” - go to British Mandate Palestine! (there never was a separate Palestinian state or as they called them then, “ARAB” entity or government).

Now, 65 years later the world says, “Jews, get out of Palestine”! So, what are they going to do? These Jews are such a pain in the rear end, right? If only they would cede 99% of their country to the foaming at the mouth Arabs who have the longest recorded kill lust in history.

Then there would be no crises in the Middle East, right? Look again folks at the entire Sunni-Shiite-Alawite world, carving each other up for dinner and all politicians can do is chastise Israel for her settlement policy...as if this was the cornerstone to world peace. What about the 356 other conflicts going on today in the world?

Yes, the Jews, the Chosen people of G-d rub everyone the wrong way so let's deny them repeated, TOTAL victories over the foolish, butt-picking Arabs. Let's keep the situation in the Middle East in a stalemate.

The Colonial powers, including the Turks have no right to dictate anything to anybody - leave Israel alone!