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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, the main start of the conflict was over 70 years ago. I'm not sure if Israel really comes out looking that much better.

They unilaterally declared themselves a state and ended up expelling over 700k people from their homes. They even utilized biological warfare, poisoning wells with typhus.

While there have been crimes against humanity committed by both sides, the reason people focus on Israel is that they are in the sole position of power. Palestine has no way to barter or negotiate, and when all other forms of discourse are eliminated, then the only option is violence.

[–] Earthwormjim91 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Arab nations forced hundreds of thousands of Jews out of their homes and into Israel when the Brits controlled it.

Israel accepted the UN proposal for a two state solution, giving Gaza and the West Bank to Palestine.

Palestine rejected it and launched a war against Israel with the help of Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iran in an attempt to eliminate the Jews in Israel.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Arab nations forced hundreds of thousands of Jews out of their homes and into Israel when the Brits controlled it.

Israel did not exist under British rule..... are you talking about the blockade of Jerusalem in 47? I don't think you know what you are talking about, there were only 500k Jews in all of Palestine when the British were in charge. And a lot more Palestinians were displaced during that conflict than Jews.

Israel accepted the UN proposal for a two state solution, giving Gaza and the West Bank to Palestine.

Yeah..... That's why people were upset. The Jewish population made up 1/3 of the population, and owned only 7% of the land during the mandate, but we're given 56% of the country, which just happened to be the most valuable land.

Of course people are going to be pissed, a minority group was just awarded the majority of the country for free.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're referring to Operation Magic Carpet and the many other transfers of Jews to Israel.

The other user clearly is clearly knowledgable on the matter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Clearly not, as he said this was an operation when the British controlled Palestine. Magic carpet happened in 49', two years after the initial outbreak of violence.

We were discussing the initial cause of the violence, not one of its results.