(August 5, 2014 at 3:49 pm)little_monkey Wrote:(August 5, 2014 at 3:29 pm)Chuck Wrote: Why should Palestinians have a goal other than destroying a country which was imposed upon them and marginalized them in a land to which by all rights they have a stronger claim?
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.
My ancestors are from England, Scotland, Germany, and Montana.
Where the hell is my land?
The idea of group rights from the past being more important than those of individuals today is something to be deprecated, lest you commit injustice in the name of history. Strive to make the world as it exists today as fair.
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