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To: thames_sider who wrote (194942)	10/23/2001 12:53:29 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 769667

Actually, there was a longstanding Jewish presence in Palestine, and it increased in the 19th century, apart from Zionism. It was mainly composed of scholars who wanted to study in the Holy Land. As I understand it, Arabs from the surrounding territories began drifting into Palestine in search of grazing land. There was still a strong itineracy among the Arabs, but many stayed because of the comparative fecundity of the land. The main problem is one of water, and the Zionists brought irrigation techniques that were unknown, and allowed horticulture to flourish. There was, in fact, a debate within Zionism about how to handle the Arab problem. There was a range of opinion, from expulsion to a fully binational state. The mainstream view was that most of the Arabs could be bought out, and that a residual presence would be tolerable. But had that not been possible, the binational solution might well have gained more support.........