Jersusalem "off the table"

[Dill]

(01-31-2018, 04:12 PM)StLucieBengal Wrote: Trying to compare the British and Dutch colonists and Israelies to the Nazi’s is beyond jumping the shark.  

The Palestinians aren’t being robbed by anyone other than their elected leaders.    And the colonists just took land and actually built something great with it, yes they did violate some agreements, but we are all here today with Indians in the greatest country in the world.    Indians even have their own land where they can take all the Americans money tax free from their casinos.   I’m sure a lot of Americans would appreciate the opportunity that Indians have to put up these casinos.   Not to mention getting preferred treatment on applications, etc.  

Palestinian situation could be settled quickly.   Join an Israel one state.   Just as the Indians Settled in with us.   Who knows maybe the Palestinians will get some tax free casinos.  

Btw none of what I have suggested above is a violation of anyone’s human rights.

Lucy, sounds like you are saying it is ok to steal land from others if you do something you think "better" with it. Did I hear you right?

I am guessing you don't know a lot about reservation politics, based upon your casino comments. But somehow you have "heard" a lot about all the freebies first peoples get? People pay them for just sitting around?

The Palestinians elected leaders did not drive them out of Palestine and take their land. Jewish immigrants from Europe did that in 1947, 56, and 67.

Israel is an ethnic, settler state. They do not want Palestinians to join their citizenry and gain voting rights. Any Jew from anywhere in the world has a "right of return," but not Palestinians. 

Taking people's land by force is a violation of human rights.  You would certainly think so if the Israelis took your property and made "something better" out of it. 

BTW When you support taking people's land by force because the takers can make more money that way--as you do with native Americans and Palestinians--then you indeed support the violation of their human rights. You are saying might makes right, and you defend the "right" of the powerful to take what they can from the innocent.