I don't consider myself as anti-semitic or anti-palestine. I don't support Israel be "wiped off the map" as suggested by the Iranian president. However, moving Israel is not really bad of an idea.
First, we have to know Jews were stripped of their homeland. Palestinians are stipped of their homeland too. Both are victims. While not all Jews were from Germany, it is natural that you return what you take away.
Germany should return land to Israel. Construction should be funded primarily by Germany and England, two countries who have created the mid-east mess. With Germany's high unemployment rate, building the new Israel will give a HUGE economic boost. They should build it somewhere near Leipzig in East Germany along the Polish border.
The "sacred" places (ie Jerusalem) in Palestine shall be occuppied as a "neutral state" by a UN force consisting of forces from Western and Arab states. This shall allow jews & muslims to go to pilgrimage without hassle from extremists.
2006-10-04 19:09:42 · 6 answers · asked by nhk_5 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Just trying to put things strait about Zurvan answer - it is full of dis-information. mainly the part about the origin of the palestinians, which is clearly from the Arabic people, coming from the areas of saudi-arabia. Open any decent Encyclopedia, or ask any reputable historion.
About the idea - I think very badly of it.
2006-10-08 02:53:21 · answer #1 · answered by Ilham Aliyev 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Interesting idea. I also feel that Germany has an obligation because of their past to offer preferred treatment to Jews. When you look at the country now, there are only 50.000 Jews living there now. It used to be much more, as we know, and I personally feel that the Jewish population of Germany used to contribute wonderfully to the nation's culture before being wiped out by that maniac. The Jews had a major part in making Germany great - just look at all the artists and composers. It would be just natural to open the gates to Jewish immigration, I think. It would really enliven the place and do a world of good.
2006-10-06 18:05:43 · answer #2 · answered by Tahini Classic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Correction Crazy cat: The Jews had several options to move to alternate areas other then Palestine, including Ethiopia,Cyprus, and Australia. So your incorrect to state that they did not have a choice.
Furthermore the Jews that moved to Palestine most of which come from Slavic origins had no relation to the first Jews that occupied the land. It is factually noted that most of the Palestinians have actual traceable ancestry that dates back to the time of the first Israel, Canaan and for the most part Philistine which is what most Palestinians consider themselves as.
Moreover your analogy is equally fallacious, the land of Israel was created through under handed dealings with the British government who held no legitimate right over Palestinian land. To say that the Jews own the land is something pulled from delusion. They had no rights over the land, they continued by pillaging it from there neighbors and they still continue in following that same tactic today.
*Also CrazyCat you should really stop plagerizing your arguement from propaganda sites like the virtualjewishlibrary.org which has made it a vocation out of disseminating fraudelent claims.
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NHK: I don't believe that moving Israel to or near Germany will solve anything or would be even possible. To do this would be to punish Germany for a crime that was commited under a different time they had no control over And the massive undertaking and sums of money it would take, make it impossible . The safest bet was to move it to Cyprus since it had at the time of 1948 very few inhabitants and is roughly the same size of present day Israel
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Edit: Looks like Crazy cat withdrew and deleted her argument, so pay no attention to my initial response.
2006-10-04 19:44:11 · answer #3 · answered by IRunWithScissors 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Close to a million Jews were forcibly evicted from Arab countries post-WWII. Why not offer refuge to those families, as well? For some reason, Arabs have garned the most attention, yet their numbers and suffering is very small compared not only to Jews but others in Asian countries.
2006-10-07 14:04:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
they would all fight you in a major war before they would move, they fought a major to get Israel as a nation, so I don't see them walking away,
2006-10-04 19:13:37 · answer #5 · answered by blue_eyed_southernman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if we turn off the money pipe line.
2006-10-04 20:02:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋