deskpro2k3 said:
CrazyGamer2017 said:
So the Jews have been there for much longer than the Palestinians but that must not be taken into account, fuck history right?
But the Palestinians have been there for a shorter time but that must be taken into account, history must be upheld?
Ok, you can hold double standards in your opinion but not only that is totally wrong and unfair, it is also completely unrealistic.
Let's get to the real issue here. You support the palestinians no matter what violence and terror they use, no matter what they would do if they had the power Israel had. And you know what? That's fine, it's your opinion so to that I'll oppose my opinion which is: I'm glad Israel have their land back, I'm glad they are more powerful and can defend themselves against those terrorists, I'm glad the US acknowledged their capital. We can discuss opinions rather than facts if you prefer, I don't have a problem with that either.
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Ka-pi96 said:
They haven't been there for much longer though... they literally hadn't been there for thousands of years.
And the facts are you support terrorist scum. Simple.
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Who had it first doesn't solve the dilemma. The first major population to the land was the Canaanites, then the Philistines (Evolved into Palestine) migrated, then the Hebrews from across the Euphrates.
The British promised a Palestinian homeland both to resident Arabs and to Jewish immigrants. The Arabs had helped the British overthrow the Ottoman Turks and were promised control of their land in return for their allegiance. At the same time the British promised the same land to the Jews. IJS
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This isn't entirely accurate. The Canaanites were there first, divided into many city-states There is some debate as to whether the Hebrews/Israelites were invaders or if they grew out of the Canaanites. The Philistines were nomadic invaders, and the term Philistine means invader. They were primarily along the coast, and were wiped out around the time the Kingdom of Israel was unified. The modern-day Palestinians have nothing to do with the ancient Philistines. They are the descendants of the Arab peoples who have migrated into Israel/Palestine since the Muslim conquest of the 600s. Some are descendants of the ancient Jewish and Christian inhabitants. Some migrated into the land relatively recently.
Both Arabs and Jews helped Britain defeat the Ottomans in Israel/Palestine, and Britain made promises to both peoples. The leader of the Arabs at the time, Emir Faisal, who was known as the King of Syria and who Britain made its promises to, supported the Zionists and thought that the Arabs would benefit from it. What truly concerned him and the larger Arab world at the time was Syria, which was what Britain had truly promised them. The betrayal was Britain's acquiescence to French control of Syria, which forestalled Arab independence there for a time. As France did not consider itself bound by British promises, Faisal was made king of Iraq in compensation.