[Pirate Ragnar]

A breath of fresh air removes the fetid EU mindset.

[Steely Tom]

When you believe a in a false premise — that all cultures are equal — and hold to that belief in defiance of all empirical evidence, the result is a bottomless pit of failure and disaster.

[GOPJ]

Earlier, after the Six Day War, Executive Council of the PLO member Zouhair Muhsin said, “There are no differences between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. We are all part of one nation. It is only for political reasons that we carefully underline our Palestinian identity . . .

Yes, the existence of a separate Palestinian identity serves only tactical purposes.

The founding of a Palestinian state is a new tool in the continuing battle against Israel.” The idea of a “Palestinian” nation-state, then, has been a propaganda device for waging war in “stages” against Israel.

Finally, someone speaking truth to power - - truth to the idiot 'elites' of the world...

[Brian Griffin]

“Further fantastical assumptions are that the region is an ancient homeland of this people, that Jerusalem is particularly sacred to their history”

It’s sacred because of Islamic religious belief.

[Brian Griffin]

“Further fantastical assumptions are that the region is an ancient homeland of this people”

Modern people tend to be a mix. Those at geographical crossroads are more of a mix.

“According to Walid Khalidi, in Ottoman times ‘the Palestinians considered themselves to be descended not only from Arab conquerors of the seventh century but also from indigenous peoples who had lived in the country since time immemorial.’”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians

[Brian Griffin]

The basis of the European position is of long standing:

“The Balfour Declaration was a public statement issued by the British government during World War I announcing support for the establishment of a “national home for the Jewish people” in Palestine, then an Ottoman region with a minority Jewish population (around 3–5% of the total). It read:

‘His Majesty’s government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.’

“The declaration was contained in a letter dated 2 November 1917 from the United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Lord Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community, for transmission to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland. The text of the declaration was published in the press on 9 November 1917.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balfour_Declaration

[Brian Griffin]

My Rough Outline for a New Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3656080/posts

[SJackson]

Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

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[SJackson]

Middle East and terrorism, occasional political and Jewish issues Ping List. High Volume If you’d like to be on or off, please FR mail me.

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