Keep in mind the Balfour Declaration was issued while the Arabs were actually out dying to free the area from the turks and that they were promised the benefit.
http://encyclopedia.tfd.com/Balfour+Declaration+of+1917 http://encyclopedia.tfd.com/Middle+Eastern+theatre+of+World+War+I http://encyclopedia.tfd.com/Arab+Revolt http://encyclopedia.tfd.com/Hussein-McMahon+Correspondence Goat Peter wrote: > Lets forget the argument about whether Israel has a right it its land > assigned to it after WWII. Lets assume it does. > > Lets forget the 1967 war - which WAS provoked by some of the Arab states. But > even during the 1967, Israel AFTER it had won continued to push in a > deliberate land grab. Read the histories and commentaries of the commanders > of Israels own defense force and the government. Even when a cease fire was > scheduled, the government orderd further attacks and pushes for land. > > But as you say - even if we focus on what is happnening today - Israel is > being a horrible neighber and constantly provoking fights. The recent Lebanon > invasion was a complete travesty. > >
