I glanced at the "Myths & Facts" document of the "Jewish Virtual Library" courtesy of the link you provided. Thanks for the link.
Unfortunately, it wasn't very helpful. It didn't really explaining or provide a Judicial System that could be used to resolve legal issues relating to property law, especially as it would apply to Israel's expansion by mean of removing Palestinian families from homesteads they have owned for hundreds of years to construct Jewish settlements. Israel's main claim to property rights in the ME region seems to be her interpretation of the Old Testament (eg Judaism) Israel's use of religion, (eg Judaism) as justification for expansion in the ME is not unprecedented. The USA used a religious concept labeled "Manifest Destiny" to justify expansion from the Mississippi river westward to the pacific ocean. Early settlers and pioneers would occupy a region and when populated sufficiently, the territory would apply for statehood. The problem with using a Holy Book as the final word on legal matters, especially in a diverse society, is selecting which holy book should rule, and then uniting all the factions under the chosen religion with a single interpretation and application of the law. This would be no simple matter, and the pursuit of this holy grail throughout history has cost many lives. LOL http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/comparison_charts/islam_judaism_christianity.htm Regards, LelandJ On 08/05/2009 11:44 AM, Charlie Coleman wrote: > At 10:19 AM 7/28/2009 -0500, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: >> On 07/27/2009 05:21 PM, Pete Theisen wrote: >>> Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: >>> >>>>> The Palestinians have always had the opportunity to be citizens of >>>>> Israel had they so chosen. Like they had the opportunities to be > ... > >> The land lost by Palestinian families when Palestine was >> partitioned in 1948, had been own by Palestinians for >> hundreds of years. Many families being forced off their >> land today to make way for new Jewish settlements have been >> owned by Palestinian families for 4 or 5 hundred years. > ... > > Leland, if you want to do serious research into Arab-Israeli issues, I'd > suggest one of the first books you obtain/read would be "Myths and Facts" > by Mitchell G. Bard. > > Yes he is definitely pro-Israel (and I don't believe he tries to hide that > fact). The main thing I liked about his book was his attention to detailed > reference material. In other words, he cited the sources of his information > so that anyone could verify his statements. It's truly sad that most > journalism of the day doesn't follow the example of this book. > > I just found out you can examine the content for free at the following web > site (it includes the detailed references I noted above, so it should be a > great resource for research): > > http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/myths/mftoc.html > > > -Charlie > > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
