On 14 Jun 2003 at 22:42, Erik Reuter wrote: > On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 03:14:52AM +0100, Andrew Crystall wrote: > > > There was nothing "sudden" about it - events leading up to it had > > been going on for half a century. Perhaps WW2 gave it a final push, > > but things were brewing WELL before that. > > Are you suggesting that because the Palestinian Arabs living there saw > that lots of Zionists were moving in for some time, that they > anticipated that they would be forced to either leave their homes or > become part of another religion's state, and that therefore they did > not feel wronged when it happened?
Uhh? The British STOPPED many of the Isralie immigrants. The *entire situation* was brewing, thanks to the British. And Israel's courts don't enforce a specifically Jewish law. The religious Zionists were a minority - most of the Zionists were driven by ideology (both the desire for a homeland and in some cases the communism ideology which founded the Kibbutz movement). Also, many of the "Palestinian Arabs" settled AFTER the British Mandate was established. And there are haunting tales of the War of Independence, such as the stand - and final slaughter after their surrender - of the defenders of the Etzion block, which critically delayed Arab offences. (and fell into the "West Bank" until the 6-day war). > > Also, those peoples leaders had just REJECTED a plan which would > > have seem them get their own state. > > This suggests the Palestinian Arabs were opposed to leaving their > homes or becoming part of a Jewish State. Uhh? Oh, they didn't get to vote or anything. Their leadership *decided* And many fled because of Arab properganda. We've been over the ground of the refugees recently.. > > There are over a million Isralie Arabs. > ^^^ > Freudian slip? (joke) Dyslexic... As I said, I want a Palestian state in the region. But I want BOTH an Isralie and a Palestian state. I don't really consider that overly unreasonable. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
