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Originally posted by swissmiss04
I'd say we settle this pissing contest once and for all...go check out a map from the pre-WWII era. Say the 20s or 30s, specifically. Look a little bit NE of Egypt. What does it call that country?
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It wasn't a country. Polin's quote makes that clear. Why don't you call it Trans-Jordan then?? That would be a country. Maps created in Arab countries now call it Palestine too but that really does mean nothing. Heck the badge on Arafat's arm is of "Palestine" and it includes ALL of Israel and not just the Arab sections. And if you want to go further back in time we can call it judae and samaria. This isn't a pissing contest and there is nothing to be biased about. That is the fact.
It's sad but if nobody had chosen to invade Israel on the day of it's birth, there would be a COUNTRY called Palestine. Instead it became Jordan and Egypt. And in 1976 if Israel hadn't had to fend for itself, that area would not have switched over into Israeli hands - it would have remained part of Jordan and Egypt and those countries could deal with it. But I doubt the world would care about that. They didn't seem to care up until 1976 when everything changed. There was no pressure on Egypt and Jordan to release the land - none. Even now Syria occupies Lebanon but what pressure is there on Syria to end that occupation? Syria would be occupying Jordan if it wasn't for the Israelis massing their military along the border and letting Damascus know it would be eliminated if it stepped foot into the kingdom.
I'm not arguing about who is right or wrong in Israel. I'm arguing about a simple historical fact about the non-existence of a country called Palestine. Who is right or wrong is an entirely different matter.
-Rudey
--And Moe.ron/Arya I like how you changed the name of this thread to Palestine-Israel; even though Palestine did not exist for some reason you put that name first.