Ok I heard that Bush put pressure on Israel to give up the Gaza strip (part of their land).  I don't really know much about this but that sounds kinda wierd... Why would he force them to give up land that was rightfully theirs?  Don't they have a really small piece of land in the first place?  What do you guys think.  Do you have any more info on this?
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First I'm inclined to think it was a mistake, but the purpose for the withdraw or giving of land to the Palestinian people was to try and work towards a peace.  Israel was to give up this strip of land and remove its settlers from it, and the Palestinians we're to reign in the terrorist who constantly bomb the Israelis.  We'll see if it works. I don't think it will.
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I like Israel, personally. I can't say I agree with EVERYTHING Israel has done since 1948, but I do believe they only want security for themselves. This is understandable since they are surrounded by enemies who want them wiped off the face of the Earth. Keep up the fight. America still loves you. Shalom.
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First nothing can convince me,even if US finds WMD in Iraq ,that Saddam Hussein had them.If it was so they would have found it a long time ago.\nBush should be preoccupied by the situation in US and not spending money on wars,when those money are needed by the US citizens.\nIsrael still refuses to sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty.Anything Israel does or say it's "self defense",while the Palestinians defending themselves are terrorists.And anyone who says anything bad about Israel is definitely anti semite,if if he's right.Bush keep supporting Israel 'cos they are the only ally in Middle East.It seems ,in mr Bush opinion that anything that it's Arab it's terrorist.
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The US supporst Israel for the sole and simple reason that it is a highly strategic position in the middle east and one that needs our help.  Its a case of "you sratch my back and I scratch yours" right?  Yes we did in fact embargo S. Africa, however, S. Africa is a highly divided nation whose sides are more than willing to accept help from anyone (and believe me, America has its hand there too).  S. Africa offers no political or military advantage.  What America does there is purely arbitrary.  They have some diamonds and a little oil, but so does Russia.  So, that's why.  Political science is kinda my thing
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Palestinians been living there since we know time.  Now there comes militans Zionst Jews claiming it was there land 5000 years ago.  Zionsts came with major fire power and snatched it away from Palestininans.  What if I came to your house and told you I used to own this land 5000 years ago and I have God given rights, what would you do?
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Ok, so basically this is an issue that no one will ever be able to answer. Seeing as how this "holy" war has been occurring for the last few decades or so, I think it all comes down to who was there first. Think about it. If I stormed into your house tonight and demanded that everyone get out - what would you do? If you saw your wife and daughter raped and mutilated - what would you do? If you son was walking home from school, throws a rock at a tank and is shot dead - what would you do? This is what happens EVERY single time. Naturally, the Palestinian people must retaliate. And then they get blamed. So, what does it come down to? Territory. Man is territorial by nature and is greedy - the more the better. Hence, the never ending Isreal-Palestine war.
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After WW2, the UN proposed a seperate state for the Jews in Palestine. The Allied powers effectively drawed up various Arab states that were previously ruled by western colonial powers. Israel was meant for the Jews, and yes there was a seperate Palestinian state proposed. The Arabs had mixed feelings about a Jewish state, but most of the local Arabs in Palestine welcomed it. But what happened was that some of the Jewish militias started to sieze the already drawn up Palestinian lands and worst of all terrorizing and killing the local Arabs. Those militias had some powerful backup from abroad, especially in the US. Many of those backup organizations are non government organizations and many well known businesses. The militias fought for more land and resources and of course killing people, inlcuding children. Israel's first prime minister Ben Gurion once said   “We must use terror, assassination, intimidation, land confiscation, and the cutting of all social services to rid the Galilee of its Arab population.” That's what the Israelis did and still do so more efficiently. There are many powerful organizations in the US that observe every inch of content as to what is presented in the US media to the American public, so no one knows exactly what really goes on in the occupied territories in Palestine. So, my friend, it is Israel that occupies Palestine with full fledged US support and not the other way around. That is the truth and the whole truth. Peace be upon you.
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palestine should be palestine cuz thats wat it is. isrealis think they should take it by having war...not good. no one take this personally but i dont think its their land. i think they r stealing it. i think sharon should get in trouble for killing millions of innocent ppl.\ni think da only person dat can stop it is bush. instead he is supporting them and helping sharon by giving him money and lots of weapons. i think dats wrong.
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I agree with you completely....\nWhen the Muslim controlled Jerusalem, they built mosques over Jewish and Christian holy sites, and covered the Western Wall (of the Temple) with trash by turning it into a garbage dump.\nThey say over and over that they want to push all the Jews into the sea, and that Israel has no right to exist.\nYet the state of Israel INSISTS on negotiating with the poeple who seek its destruction.  ARE THEY NUTS???????
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If America is so supportive of giving land to people who were killed in masses by an oppressive government than why haven't they given blacks their 40 acres and a mule yet? They coukld use all the money our government gives in Isael's miltary under the table to purchase the land. Israel recieved more money from the US than any other country and the US military baking them is why they have the right to exist. That and the fact they can have an Atomic weapon but no country around them that they threaten to use it on can.
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Do you support Canada's claim to their territory?  When someone comes around with a constructive idea to use land that no one wanted before all of a sudden it is prime real estate.   Supply and demand.   Even if you look past all the legal reasons why Israel is entitled you will see this is all about pride, jealousy and hatred.\nStinky Pinky:\n1. Israel did not invade Palestine, check your history.\n2. Israel gets money from the US for support of the only democracy in the region.We also pay billions to Egypt just so they won't attack israel, how about stoping the money flow there huh?\n3. Arabs opened their doors to the Jews? Where are you getting your history books?  From Ossama? From fairy tale land?
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Whether there was an official country is irrelevant (unless i am misunderstanding the point of these posts)  I would be quite pissed.  Of course, since it has happened and doesn't appear to be chainging anytime soo, the other arab countries could QUITE easily give a little land and money to the displaced people.  I often told my grandmom, How would you feel if a bunch of native americans knocked on your door and said, "we have this 2,000 year old book that says this neighborhood is ours, get out"?  And making the desert bloom is ALSO inconsequential.  I suppose that means we can just kick poepl out of the desert in Arizona if they aren't working hard enough and hand it over to another group of people?  It's their home whether it has a name or is blooming or whatever.
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I think the message should be that the Palestinian people believe with every fiber of their being that they are entitled to that land and that there will not be a resolution to this that both sides find agreeable.\n    These people are willing to give their lives in the hopes that one day their children will have a land to call their own. They are willing to give up their lives for this cause, once someone is willing to do that, there is little you can do to stop it. They will continue doing this until the end of time or they are given back their land.
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Israel has always held a special position in the world by way of its stranglehold on the US Senate and media. The US says what Israel wants it to say and does what Israel wants it to do.\n\nIf Israel decides to keep its attacks on Gaza quiet, there's not much you or I can do about it. It will be kept quiet. Even in this forum, comments against Israel are suppressed. Just read the previous posts.\n\nBesides, Israeli soldiers murdering innocent women & children in cold blood is nothing new. They've been doing it for 50 years. I've seen footage of an Israeli soldier taking careful aim at a young man running for his life and then firing live rounds. He took 3 full seconds to aim. You do not aim for 3 seconds when you are firing in self-defense. He missed, then he laughed with another soldier who was standing beside him. They looked like they were hunting ducks or something. That's the Zionist mentality. Non-Jews are considered less than human.\n\nOthers have questioned why some say Israeli deaths are acceptable while Palestinian deaths aren't. The difference is that Israelis are occupiers. The land that is now Israel was taken by force from Palestinians. If a burglar breaks into your house and you kill him, it's called self defense. It's the same thing. Israel is the burglar. Palestine is the house.
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Please do not take what this govt. does to be the will of the people.  Most of what happens inside and outside of this country is done by secret deals among the powerful.  Most of us detest what the Israelis are doing to their neighbors, and what their neighbors are doing to them, but our national policy is part of a deal most of us are ignorant of .  If you ask Americans, they are upset over a problem here of illegal immigration.  These are people who are not legal citizens who take up residence here to work, get paid, and then usually go back home.  The Jews moved in, forced everyone else out,confiscated the land, and established an army second to none, funded largely by the United States Government, and proceeded to enforce their will on the area.  If that happened here, the uproar would be every bit what exists where you are.  But, due to some clever propaganda on the public, we cannot see this clearly, and don't empathize with the Arabs at all, mostly blindly supporting our government's policy.  Israel was a bad idea that will haunt us all for a long time, maybe even being the cause of international war.  We here would love it to be otherwise, that everyone there would just get along.  That does not appear to be a likely  possibility.  And you are right, the longer it goes on, the more people in the Middle East will blame us.
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Moot question.... *NO* Arab country has *ever* made such an offer. In fact they have *repeatedly* rejected resettlement of *any* of the Palestinians.  Nor is it likely at all that such an offer *ever* will be made. If it were possible I'm sure the Jews would *gladly* pay for the Palestinians to go. Wouldn't you pay to keep your children safe from idiots?
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Has anyone considered the possibility that he maybe sent them elsewhere (Syria?) to embarrass the administration? And why is it so far fetched to believe he had them? He did use them before, right? He also intentionally led other nations to believe he did have them to fend off exactly what we did, getting rid of him!