(August 5, 2014 at 3:57 pm)Chuck Wrote:(August 5, 2014 at 3:49 pm)little_monkey Wrote: That is disputed by the very fact that Jews were exiled during the Roman empire, which predates Islam by more than 700 years. True that the Jews of the 19th century were "newcomers" but their ancestors were originally from Palestine. The claim that Palestinians have stronger rights than Jews is no more valid that American Natives have more rights than Americans of European ancestry to be in America. Besides that, do you really think that 7 millions Israelis will pick up and leave Israel? And where would they go? It's their home. They won't leave. And Palestinians don't have the military power to achieve their goal. So as long as they continue their war, and keep losing, they will end up where they are today: a life of misery.
No one else anywhere in the world who makes a claim based on his ancester's ownership 2000 year ago would have his claim countenanced. If such a claim elsewhere were to be countenances, few people in the world would be able to live in any other manner than how the Palestinians are living now. Americans in their suburban houses for example would be facing the bulldozers of our new Native American masters.
So why should the Jews be granted a unique privilege without the consent of those at whose expense this truly unusual privilege is brought to being?
I agree that the Jews shouldn't be granted a unique privilege in regard to land possession due to their ancestry, but this should be applied as well for the Palestinians. I'm just pointing out what you posted, that "the Palestinian claim is greater", is easily counteracted by the Israeli claim. In my opinion, both claims are irrelevant to what the present situation is.
