Why didn't Jabotinsky sign the Israel Declaration of Independence?
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He died in 1940. Israel became an independent state in 1948.\n\nZe'ev (Vladimir) Jabotinsky (alternatively Zhabotinski)  October 18, 1880 - August 4, 1940)\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Jabotinsky
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Why would you want to? Without Israel the Middle East would be more of a hellhole than it is now. Israel is the only country there with a free press, independent judiciary, and free, multi-party elections. It also produces more academic papers than any of its neigbours, who are undistinguished in every field except extracting oil (using Western technology) and protesting in the streets. One would have hoped that in the past fifty years its neighbours would have tried to learn a thing or two. 'Remove' Israel and there will be no more example of a successful state for all the loser countries in the region.
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let see in 1949 the Jewish nation was redrawn by the international community. then in the 1960's palestine and other middle east countries decided that the Jewish people should be driven into the sea. the nation of Isreal fought back and won driving the palestine people out. so they fought a war and won the land. if you live in Americia are you willing to give your house back to the native Americans? because that is what the argument boils down to.
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Israel is the single root cause of all of the instability in the ME.\nTheir refusal to comply with UN resolutions and withdraw from Palestinian, Lebanese and Syrian land they have occupied (stolen) since 40 years has created the issue we have today.\nThe problem is the USA supports and vetoes any UN resolution blindly with regards to Israel.\nYet the USA wishes to apply any UN resolutions against the Arabs by military force.\nUntil the USA and Israel act in an honourable way their will never be peace.
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Answering that question from a purely intelectual position, the answer would be no - you can appose the statehood of Israel without apposing the existance and livelihood of the Jewish people.\n\nHowever this idea is impossible to seperate.  That is like saying I am anti-Germany but not anti-german.  If you claim to accept a people, but also claim to want to remove thier legal right to the land they have enhabited for thousands of years... it would be difficult to seperate the two issues.  \n\nNow, with the understanding that most poeple would not like to label themselves as anti-semetic, I can understand why they would choose a label of anti-israel instead... they don't necessarily want to catagorize themselves with people like Adolf Hitler, who was clearly anti-semetic.\n\nHowever, those in the Middle East who appose the Jewish state of Isreal, whether individuals or countries, have little problem acknowledging thier anti-semetism.  Do you recall the recent quote from that Iranian official?  He had no quams stating directly that the Jews should be driven into the sea (eliminated).  Also the Palestinian's new government lead by the Terrorist Group Hammas has declared the same while in the same breat asking for money resources to help thier government.  \n\nWell, we have to ask ourselves, is it possible to be anti-isreal and not anti-semitic?  How could we support the Jews and nor support the continued existance of Isreal?  I don't need to worry too much about it, I support both, but if you don't I am open for suggestions.  Let me know
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elven rangers: could you please list any of these treaties you claim Israel broke? The UN passed a vote in 1947 for the creation of the Jewish State of Israel.  The Arab nations that surround Israel refused to accept the UN borders, and Israel agreed to accept the UN borders.  The Arabs then started fighting the newborn Israel, and Israel shockingly won.  \nWho's breaking agreements here?\nTHis was the beginning of a pattern...
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Well, Israel doesn't meet many theoretical criteria for being a state:\n- no actual natives to the land\n- built on occupied land\n- not recognized by its neighbours or a relevant majority of the international community (yes the world powers acknowledge Israel but what about other countries?)\n- furthers borders through invasion\n- the declaration of idependence violates Palestine's mandate (at that time).
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ok israel is just stupid because He cant think his way out of a paper bag so actually no one knows because that is an UN unthinkable  question for real i bet that he dosent even know his self.
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Because International Court of Justice is toothless and cannot impose any sanctions on Israel. \nSo Israel does not feel compelled to follow this decision unless some military or economic sanctions will be imposed in Israel.
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because is did cease to exist when the UK led the movement to make it into Israel.  Before that, there was a Palestine.  saying it never existed and erasing it from the maps does not mean it never existed
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USA doesn't accept because Israel don't and they think that Ham mas will encourage Palestinian to resist the Israel occupation so they didn't accept it cause they ant them to stop fighting and to give their land to Israel.cause there is no Justice in this world
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There are no Sanctions against Israel because Israel knows how to pull the strings and hide its crimes and force certain world powers into shielding it from International scrutiny. \n\nIsrael must show a commitment to peace by withdrwaing from Palestine and compensating the Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians is has exiled after allowing them to return to thier farms and homes in occupied Palestine.
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I think Ehud Olmert would, but it would be temporary. In any case, elections are right around the corner, so I don't know how important it would be.
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actually it was august 2nd 1776. it was adopted by congress on july 4th but most of the delegates didnt sign it until august 2nd
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Nobody wanted that land until the Jews made it habitable. As history shows us there is no place that the Jews can go without somebody trying to destroy them.
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Yitzhak Rabin (help·info) (or Yitschak Rabin) (or Yitzchak Rabin) (יצחק רבין in Hebrew), (March 1, 1922 – November 4, 1995) was an Israeli politician and general. He was the fifth Prime Minister of Israel from 1974 until 1977 and again from 1992 until his assassination in 1995 by Yigal Amir, a right-wing activist who had strenuously opposed Rabin's signing of the Oslo Accords. He was the first local-born Prime Minister of Israel, the only Prime Minister to be assassinated and the second to die in office (following Levi Eshkol).\n\nIn 1992 he was once again successfully elected Prime Minister. He played a leading role in the signing of the Oslo Accords, which created the Palestinian Authority and granted it partial control over parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Prior to the signing of the accords, Rabin received a letter from PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat renouncing violence and officially recognizing Israel, and on the same day Rabin sent Arafat a letter officially recognizing the PLO on September 9, 1993. (See: Israel-Palestine Liberation Organization letters of recognition.) During this term of office, Rabin also oversaw the signing of the Israel-Jordan Treaty of Peace (1994).\n\nFor his role in the creation of the Oslo Accords, Rabin was awarded the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize, along with Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres. The Accords greatly polarized his image in Israeli society, some seeing him as a hero for advancing the cause of peace and some seeing him as a traitor for giving away land they saw as rightfully belonging to Israel. Also, Rabin's government was kept in office with the (somewhat concealed) assistance of Arab-Israeli parties in the Knesset.\n\n[edit]\nAssassination and aftermath\nMain article: Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin \n \nThe monument at the site of the assassination: Ibn Gevirol Street between the Tel Aviv City Hall and Gan Ha'ir (in the back) \nYitzhak and Lea Rabin's grave on Mount HerzlOn November 4, 1995, Rabin was assassinated by Yigal Amir, after attending a rally promoting the Oslo process at Tel Aviv's Kings of Israel Square (which was renamed to Yitzhak Rabin Square after his death). Rabin died of massive blood loss and a punctured lung on the operating table at the nearby Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.\n\nThe assassination of Yitzhak Rabin was a shock for most of the Israeli public, which held rallies and memorials near the place of the assassination, his home, the Knesset and the home of the assassin. The funeral of Rabin was attended by many world leaders, among them U.S. president Bill Clinton, Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and King Hussein of Jordan.\n\nSome people disagree on the circumstances of Rabin's death as concluded by the court of justice, the judicial inquiry committee, Israeli government and the press, supporting various conspiracy theories instead.\n\nA national memorial day for Rabin is set on his death date, and the square in which he was assassinated was named after him, as well as many streets and public institutions.\n\nToday, Rabin is remembered by most as Israel's great man of peace, despite his military career. After his untimely death, Rabin was turned into a national symbol, especially for the Israeli left. There is some disagreement on the relation between his untimely death and the ensuing halt to the peace process and rise of the Israeli Right.
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Well this is the problem - is Israel legitimate? Many people, particularly Jews will tell you that Isreal is the promised land, and was taken by the Arabs hundreds of years ago, but the land remains to those whom is was promised - the Jews.  Ity wasn't until the 2nd World War that a Jewsish state was created, but it took land away from innocent Palestinians.\n\nAmerica supports Israel, mainly because the Jewish lobby in American politics is very powerful, and so control the political stance on Israel, supporting it financially and with arms. Also, Israel is a power base in the MIddle East for Amercia, something they do not want to lose.