Could atheist westerners, please explain?

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The Balfour declaration saw the creation of two states in Palestine. There's no doubt that the first aggressors were the Arabs.

It doesn't defend what Israel did and is still doing during these last two decades. But it certainly puts things into perspective when it comes to the roots of the conflict. Also don't conflate Zionist with overall jewish. The Zionist movement was nationalist but left leaning, almost socialist in nature. It has nothing in common with the settlers of today or the religious nutters being part of the Israeli government.

I always wondered: are Arab crazy?
Why would they revolt, and attack -only- the Jews?

I have a problem with this historical narrative, because it is insulting to human intelligence, nobody revolts without a reason.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Nebi_Musa_riots

 

The events came shortly after the Battle of Tel Hai and the increasing pressure on Arab nationalists in Syria in the course of the Franco-Syrian War. Slogans used to incite the riots referenced Zionist immigration and previous confrontations around outlying Jewish villages in the Galilee

So we already know that things were okay for 1400 years, until Britain came and invaded what is not her's, and until Zionists began to move in to where they don't belong.

The British military administration of Palestine was criticized for withdrawing troops from inside Jerusalem and because it was slow to regain control.

Gotta love the British empire's choice of time.

In its wake, sheikhs of 82 villages round the city and Jaffa, claiming to represent 70% of the population, issued a document protesting the demonstrations against the Jews. This condemnation may have been procured with bribes

Bribes? LOL?
Conspiracy theories detected? new world order stuff?
Like, those filthy Arabs ! savages !! everything is a "lie", nobody is right, but that zionist jew who is allied with Britain !

damn !

Arabs !

Bribes !





Do you see them Arabs?
Savages!

Anyhow, judging from the faces, actions & lifestyles of the new Zionist immigrants, I got to admt: no wonder my kin revolted !

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

You know, blowing shit up is not a Muslim thing: it's a zionist thing that "begin" was so good at:

For several months in 1945–46, the Irgun’s activities were coordinated within the framework of the Hebrew Resistance Movement. Begin ordered the bombing of the British administrative and military headquarters at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem

So technically, this is what Arabs were dealing with.
A vampirastic, interest derived collapsing empire, and fanatic zionist Jews.

Exactly.

and the conclusion?
Let's give the terrorist a nobel prize !

This image was reinforced by international recognition which culminated with him being awarded, together with Sadat, theNobel Peace Prize in 1978

Nevermind.

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And this has... what to do with atheists? Are you ready to own up to poisoning the well? Are we meant to be the world police or something?