To: Neocon who wrote (2498 ) 1/24/2003 7:26:27 PM From: Elmer Flugum Read Replies (4) | Respond to 1. The "Palestinians" were never a people. They were Arabs living within the Ottoman Empire, and, later, the British Mandate, many of whom emigrated to Palestine after the Jews had made substantial investments and stimulated the local economy.They did not exist then? In 1948, there was no Isra'El either. The Arabs were not living on that land when the Zionists made their move to create a "Jewish" state? What were the population figures in 1948 in the Palestinian Mandate for Arabs and Jews? What percentage of the land was purchased? Do you suppose that the British sided with the Arabs because they were the majority culture on that land and that those who wanted to come to Palestine were Europeans? Did any Arab country sign a document agreeing to the partition? Did they have to accept the partition even if it was 3% of the Mandate, to foreigners of another continent? Would you? What do you suppose the Texans, New Mexicans, Arizonans and folks from southern Utah would do if the Mexicans partitioned their land? They have a historical presence there also. International Law states that occupied lands and its people must be returned. US military there at the time of the radio transmissions say it never happened. That would be justification for holding the land from the Sea to River as signified by the two blue stripes on the Isra'Eli flag? Isra'El is a democracy for Jews alone. The democratic power of the Arab population by the Jewish Isra'Elis portray is window-dressing.
