Should Israel cede Land to Palestine at the pre 1967 markers and recognize Palestinian Statehood.
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EntirelyPossible
Sure, why not.
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snowbird
Recognize their statehood, but cede them no land.
The land was promised and given to Abraham's descendants through Isaac, not Ishmael.
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EntirelyPossible
The land was promised and given to Abraham's descendants through Isaac, not Ishmael.
What do you think the difference is between Palestinians and Jews in Israel?
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snowbird
What do you think the difference is between Palestinians and Jews in Israel?
Ethnic difference or hostility difference?
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EntirelyPossible
ethnic, racial, genetic, etc.
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snowbird
Both groups trace their lineage through Abraham.
As I see it, religion is the main difference -dating back to the conflict between Ishmael and Isaac.
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EntirelyPossible
As I see it, religion is the main difference -dating back to the conflict between Ishmael and Isaac.
Citations? Evidence? Documentation? Ishmael didn't create the Muslim faith. And many muslims live in Israel.
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botchtowersociety
Every time Israel cedes land, it gets rockets. Snowbird has a PM.
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Justitia Themis
First...to be clear...Israel wouldn't be "ceding" land. They don't own the land, and every major nation in the world, including the U.S. has acknowledge that. The Arabs were kicking Israel's butt during the 1967 war when the U.S. stepped in and overwhelmed their forces. Because of that, the UN ruled the land that was taken during the final land-grabbing moments of that war to be illegal.
Israel has been in violation of customary and international law from that time forward, on this issue and many others.
So, yes, Israel will need to go back to the '67 borders, since that was the last legitimate border. Jerusalem needs to be placed under UN mandate, so that it belongs to nobody. The next hurdle is the right of return. According to international law, when land is illegally taken through acts of war, the civilians who fled retain the "right of return." Israel will need to pay those Palestinians for the land they took.
The Palestinians need to deal with the fact that Israel is here to stay, and they aren't going to get all their land back.
To provide perspective, in 1914 there were 66,000 Jews living in the area and 570,000 Arabs. At the time, both groups referred to themselves as Palestians and peacefully coexisted.