Thoughts on Israel and Palestine?

Question

Who do you sympathize with, Israel or Palestine? Why? Please list anything about yourself that might make you biased (ex being Jewish), and your nationality.

Answer 1

Having read a V in-depth leaflet on how Ariel Sharon was not a man of peace but a man of war. Prepared 2 take, by force if necessary any Arab land 4 the Israelis with impunity.
Death 2 the Arab seemed 2 B his answer 2 everything.
I guess I'm on the Palestinian side.
The Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights along with Jerusalem is & always has been in Palestine.
& no amount of Israelis accusing me of Anti-seism will Ever convince me otherwise.
It's not their land they stole it from Arabs that have lived there 4 centuries.
If when Jesus returns he will not B fighting 4 the Jews more than likely he save the Palestinians. The Jews killed Jesus, Caesar was but a Tool 2 kill the Saviour they didn't want & ignored the Rest of the Bible.
But I do know that a growing band of Jews, approx 40% who do want 2 live in Peace with the Arabs.
It's just unfortunate they only make a small fraction in comparison 2 the War-mongers/Land Grabbers.

I'm not an Atheist, I do believe in God but have no time 4 organised religion.

Answer 2

I sympathize with Israel. I am an evangelical Christian and believe that God gave the Jewish people title to the land in perpetuity. I am an American of Anglo-Scottish descent.

Other reasons I sympathize with Israel.

1. They embody many Western civilization values and ideals.
2. They are a helpful ally in a generally hostile region - the hostility would be there even if Israel was not since we are all infidels to Muslims anyway.
3. They fought for and won the land in spite of the odds against them. I do believe that the victor should get the spoils.
4. They deserve a land they can call their own and protect to keep the rest of the world from abusing them as it had for almost 1900 years since the Diaspora and leading up to the Holocaust.
5. Palestine is not a real country nor a real people - they are culturally indistinct from any other Arab.
6. I like underdogs and 6 million Jews versus 1 billion Muslims and probably about 3 billion anti-Semites world wide is the ultimate underdog story.
7. Islam is the second greatest threat to freedom and Western civilization that I know of (Red China being the 1st) and anything bad for Islam is good for the west.

Yes, I am biased and I hope to remain that way on this issue for a long, LONG time.

Answer 3

The state of Israel was legally created out of the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire at the end of World War I. The area was desolate, desert and swamp, with some small towns and a few inhabitants, many of them nomads. The inhabitants considered themselves mostly Syrian. The Balfour Declaration issued by the British, who were given the mandate over the area by the League of Nations. Jews have lived in the country since Biblical times. The Arabs from the surrounding areas were lured to "Palestine" by the industry and prosperity that the Jews brought to the region. Envy, hatred and religious fanaticism turned the Arabs against the Jews. In 1947, under pressure, the British resigned their mandate. The same year, the United Nations mandated partioning of the territory. The Jews, though disappointed, accepted the partition. The Arabs rejected it and launched war against Israel. The armies of five Arab countries invaded. Following the exhortations of the invaders, the Arab residents got out of the way hoping to return after victory was attained. They could then reclaim their property and that of the Jews, all of whom would have been killed or would have fled. Israel won. That and that alone is the source of the Palastinian "refugees". Had the Arabs accepted the UN partition plan, there would now have been a state of "Palestine" for the last 58 years. The might have attained a similar level of prosperity, advancement and development as Israel. 50% of Israel's population now includes refugees from Morocco, Algeria, Iraq and Yemen. All were accepted by Israel with open arms and have become successful members of their society. The Palestinians refused to integrate these refugees into their population and instead confined them to "refugee camps". The ones there are now fourth generation and through no fault of Israel.

And I'm not Jewish, Christian, Muslim or otherwise.

Answer 4

I sympathize with Israel because they are having to deal with Palestine who is backed by Iran who is backed by Russia (and China). They are really in a pickle.

But, I also sympathize with Palestine. When the gov'ts of the world put together the deal for the Israelites to resettle there and even though the Palestinians paid, I don't think it should have been done - some coersion went on. Most of the new Israelites weren't from that region. Genetically, most of them came from Europe and Caspian Sea region so to resettle them there because the Bible told them to doesn't sit right. I don't think the intentions of righting a wrong for the Israelites was up to us. If God wanted them there; they'd be there. They are his chosen people.

I am not biased - but I try to look at history with an open view because history sure is not what we were taught in schools (at least in USA).

Answer 5

I sympathize with Israel because most of the Palestinians are terrorists who want to see Israel gone. It's a sad situation.

Answer 6

I used to sympathize with Israel, but the more I got into the topic the more I saw they both bring it on themselves.

There is no moral high ground in this fight.

Answer 7

Palestine is today currently divided among the states of Jordan, Israel, parts of Lebanon and Syria, and the disputed territories of Judea/Samaria and Gaza.

Answer 8

Its hard to be sympathetic for terrorists, or their supporters, or those who vote for them in a large majority election, so I would have to say... Israel.

The funny thing is that if there was an organization that represented the Palestinians that did not have any blood on its hands, and was willing to recognize Israel, and had zero tolerance for terrorism, then there would be peace and there wouldn't even be a need to be "sympathetic" to one side or the other.

Answer 9

I don't sympathize with either,,, but I hope Israel stays tough,,, all terrorist activity should stop,,,, I say isolation is worth a chance,,, sad for the innocent,,, but so is war,,, terrorist activity,,,, snuff it out,,, if only,,,,,,,,,,

Answer 10

Neither side... the leaders are both idiots... I never symphatize with idiots... (idiots as in being an idiot not being dumb as that is genetic/injury induced and can't be helped yet...)

They could have had peace for years if they would just say "**** it" and hug instead of having to be macho idiots...