To make sure we are all on the same page, in 1948 the British and US gave almost the whole nation of Palestine to Jewish refugees (Zionists) from Europe. I think what you meant to say was not Jews, but Zionists. Zionist means their goal is to take over the Arab lands of Palestine by moving in, reproducing, killing natives, denying native vote or power or rights or whatever. The Zionist goal is to create a Jewish state, not a democracy. Zionists are not native to the mideast but transplants from Europe and the US beginning after WWII. Being Jewish also does not automatically mean being Zionist. Many of the Zionist beliefs as well as Israeli politics are decidedly prohibited in the Torah. There are many Jews that do not support the Israeli regime and are looking for other solutions and a fair hand. Being a Palestinian also does not designate a religion, it is a nationality of the the country that was Palestine until 1948. In Palestine, they are called Arabs because they speak the language Arabic (as in all Arabic countries). They can be Palestinian Christians, Palestinian Jews, Palestinian Muslims, or Palestinian Hindus. Our American values would traditionally say that we support Democracy and not Theocracy. This would put us agaist Israel since Israel does not aspire to Democracy because they have no intention of giving everyone who was born there a vote. American values would also say that if you are born there, your father was born there, and that your father built the house, then it is your house. American values would not allow someone who was not born there to just take the house and send the family to a tent camp. That is exactly what the Israeli's have done. That is what 18 year old American girl, Rachel Corrie was there to stop when she was killed by an Israeli bulldozer trying to plow over a Palestinian home. That is also the behavior that gets more international journalists killed in Isreal than any other county except Iraq. Israeli soldiers do not want their treatment of Palestinians photographed and Isreali soldiers will shoot photojouralists at any opportunity. I am all for holding all countries to the same standard and the same values. That would mean pulling support for Israel until they get their human rights, and democratic values under control. Pulling support for Israel would be the end of Isreal and everone ELSE in the world knows it. That is why many mideastern countries refer to it as the American occupied territory of Isreal or the American colony of Isreal. Our support there in spite of gross violations of our own values is mind boggling. We can not even pretend to claim we support democracy in the area when we prop up another government that is not democratic. We can not say that we want to stop nuclear proliferation in the area when Isreal has nuclear capacity that we have supplied them with. By supporting Isreal, we have destroyed our credibility. I don't want Jews out of anywhere, but we have to recoginize that there are Palestinian Jews and always have been. What we are doing is just spending American dollars to prop up another tyrant.
2006-07-25 03:27:20
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answered by Restless in Atlanta 2
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Look up the Diaspora. The Romans essentially kicked out the Jews from their old homeland and scattered them elsewhere. Most Jews ended up in Europe and only a very small fragment of Jews actually lived in the Middle East for a long time. The only significant rise in the Jewish population in the region came when the Jews of Spain were expelled from Iberia. The next wave of Jews came as Zionism gained momentum in the late 1800s. However, at this time, the vast majority of Jews lived in Europe. Thus, given that since the Diaspora Jews were primarilly based in Europe, its safe to say that Jews in the Middle East now are foreigners, since their relatives have been European-based for almost 1700 years.
2016-03-27 06:14:06
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answered by Anonymous
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I agree with the last sentence only. Why should the Jews move? We should we not force the muslims to give up their foolish beliefs of their terrible religion? Islam does more damage to innocent civilians than any other religion in the world. I enjoy watching the Jews kick the arabs *** in the Middle East and eliminate the muslims. I don't care for any religion but at least the Jews are better than the Muslims and want society to progress as opposed to living in the Dark Ages which is what Islam suggests.
2006-07-25 02:46:53
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answered by skifaster66 2
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This question is on the border of rasism. I think the best we can do today is accept the fact that there is a state called israel. We must do every effort possible to make a lasting peace between israel and its neightbours based on the human rights. I dont think that any of the "races" and religions down there would accept to be moved to say alaska or whatever. And what shall we then do about the people living there if we take such extreme meusuerments?
2006-07-25 02:50:49
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answered by Johan from Sweden 6
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The existence of Judaism is not debatable it exists no debate. The Jewish race has a long established and well documented history better documentation than almost any other race around. God also truly exixts but that is a seperate question that can be dealt with elsewhere.
2006-07-25 02:44:26
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answered by Anonymous
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Another hateful diatribe from a mindless loser, using Yahoo answers not to enlighten or advance intelligent discussion, but to put forward an idiotic point of view because they are too stupid to truly understand world history and politics, and trying to incite other people to bigotry. What a piece of crap you are.
2006-07-25 02:45:25
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answered by Anonymous
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I agree with you. Jews never had their land. They have a history but also Gypsy or Kurds have a history of their own. But all tree of them never had their own land. Well, USA gave Jews A land, but now they have problems with it because someone already lived there for a long time.
2006-07-25 03:02:13
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answered by nelli 4
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Tell me if I got it right. You mean Jews should pack their bags and sail to Alaska. I agree. What a great idea. I will pay for the shipping costs!
2006-07-25 02:47:38
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answered by ☆Dana☆ 3
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Don't forget to wear your white sheet to the next meeting ******.
2006-07-25 02:45:16
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answered by Anonymous
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Your existence is irrelevant.
2006-07-25 02:45:13
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answered by erlish 5
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