Why did not the ZIONISTS settle in NEW MEXICO?

Question

Instead of Israel and so avoiding displacing the Palestinians from their homeland?
The USA should have given the Jews some land and let them create "The Promised Land" inside America. Many hundred of thousands of lifes would have been spared since the creation of Israel in Palestinian territory.

Answer 1

Israel Zangwill was a former zionist who eventually went his own way,developing a homeland - as opposed to Judenstaat - concept. Jews had many opportunities to establish jewish-majority countries during the last century by the simple expedient of migrating in large numbers to unusually resouce-rich but underpopulated British colonies. They could have easily ended up with about 10 or twelve jewish -majority countries as these colonies got their independence. All proposed by Zangwill were far larger and richer in potential than Palestine. He particularly had his heart set on developing British Guinia (Guyana) as a jewish homeland. In 1905 the brits formally offered them Kenya. In 1940 Australia offered them Tasmania,which I would have taken in a minute,it's so lush and green - a true jewel. But they turned it all down for 7,000 sq miles of bitterly contested and largely worthless land because they think their mountain god promised it to them - like,what if he did? If there's a better deal elsewhere,go for it. It's not like jahweh told them they HAD to live there. Anyway,they could have ended up with as much territory as France ,and they blew it. And they aren't going to hang onto Palestine any longer than christians did - a little over a hundred years.

PS: that Julia D is fairly ignorant. The Romans named it Palestine in 70 AD and it has been known as such ever since. Even earlier,when you consider they got the idea for the name from ancient Philistia,which precedes the first jewish invasion. As far as no independent existence,you could say that of every country in the region since they were all part of successive empires until after WWI. But they got their independence - whereas Palestine was turned over to the jewish agency which is all the current psuedo-government still is. As to flags,etc. - excuse me,but was there any so-called "Israel" until it "manifested" itself in 1948? Where do we find this "country" in antiquity or the last 2000 years of history? Are we speaking of tiny Judea,Samaria and Galilee? But weren't they also Roman provinces? And dissolved in 71 AD? Read a little history,dear.

Answer 2

There are no "Palestinians". Nobody ever heard of such a people until 1967 when Yassir Arafat renamed the Jordanians, Syrians, and Lebanese who were living in the area after their countries INVADED Israel.

"Palestine" is the name given by the Roman Catholic Pope to ISRAEL when the Catholics came in and INVADED ISRAEL and took over the land. At that point everyone there was a "Palestinian" whether they were Jew or not. The Arabs hadn't even come in from the Arabian Peninsula yet at that time, which is where the Arabs are from.

There has never been an autonomous country called "Palestine". Never been a Palestinian people, a Palestinian flag, a Palestinian currency, a Palestinian leader, king, queen, president or anything else, there has never been a people indigenous to the land called "Palestinians".

There is no "Palestinian territory". Never has been.

The ones calling themselves "Palestinians" today are Jordanians, Syrians, and Lebanese. They are not "Palestinian".

Go learn history and stop feeding the revisionist crap the Arabs have been spreading.

There has been a continuous presence in the Land of Israel for 4000 years. Arabs weren't even in from the Arab Peninsula then.

Now, lets have a look at YOUR backyard shall we? I'd bet that YOU are living on territory that belonged to one Native American tribe or another, aren't you. While they DO live in abject poverty and ARE the rightful owners of the land. So get up off your backside and put your money where your mouth is, that's a REAL invasion there you should be worrying about the injustice of, eh?

Answer 3

the reason that the two definitions are allowed interior the regulations of Aliyah is that, the two way, a Jew is a Jew interior the eyes of a few and difficulty to persecution. subsequently, because of the fact the domicile for the Jews, the coolest judgment is that that's going to be a safehaven for anybody who'll be difficulty to that. The Nazis did no longer care in case you weren't the two religious and ethnic, so it is only the Jewish element to only remember to conceal all grounds. i think of that the finished spectrum would desire to be allowed. i'm no longer able to even start to declare only one without compromising a number of my ideals: it is greater like numerous or no longer something.

Answer 4

Because at the end of Passover nobody says "Next year... In Albuquerque!"

Answer 5

The burning bush didn't happen in New Mexico.

Answer 6

Because New Mexico isn't the ancestral home of the Jewish people, and it doesn't contain their holiest sites.

Answer 7

Are you REALLY this uninformed, or are you just trolling?

Israel was THEIR homeland. Historically, it belonged to the Jews.

I think you need to study history, my friend.

Answer 8

I would have preferred Utah. What an interesting fight that would be!