why Palestine does not name  in the map instead of Israel?
358759
I've seen a lot of maps that do mention it.\n\nOf course, at the moment it should be listed _in addition to_, not _instead of_ Israel. One problem is the rather non-contiguous nature of the present Palestinian state: a bit here, a bit there. Some parts firmy under PA control, some still effectively parts of Israel. It's pretty difficult to draw a map saying 'Palestine starts here and Israel ends here'. Although political reasons do exist, I think it's more of a practical consideration than anything else. A lot of cartographers choose to point out the Gaza Strip and the West Bank - the two parts that make up Palestine - under those names.
403364
Well they already occupied Palestine land, but it is unfair to transfer and occupy another land.\nHistorically, they had to choose among Palestine, Angola and other countries to set the Jewish nation they called later Israel and they had chosen Palestine claiming that their holy book promised them.
1027492
Some  person says no palestine until israel was created.Not true before the creation of israel there was a land called palestine In fact israel was carved out of palesstine Since israels' inception she  has confiscated land from everyone of her neighbours Israel should be forced to adhere to the united nations who created her.The 1948 perameters of her borders should be strickly enforced
878346
I'm not sure on your facts, but I do believe Israel is just as mush to blame as Palestine over the violence taking place there. Israel should have never been formed without consent from the people who were living in the region already. If the Ottoman Empire had kept up with western Europe during the 18th and 19th centuries, there never would have been such a strong European presence in the region, the Zionists could have never pressured European leaders into forming the Israeli state, and there would be one less problem in the world.
249591
how can one "illegally" occupy a place that was NEVER a country, state, or nation. AND that NEVER had a language, history, culture, or people called palestinian untill in 1963 egyptian born arafat applied the term to ARABS... and the UN does everthing against the one jewish nation on this planet while it does very little against the 57 muslim ones.
24249
The name Palestine refers to a region of the eastern Mediterranean coast from the sea to the Jordan valley and from the southern Negev desert to the Galilee lake region in the north. The word itself derives from "Plesheth", a name that appears frequently in the Bible and has come into English as "Philistine". Plesheth, (root palash) was a general term meaning rolling or migratory. This referred to the Philistine's invasion and conquest of the coast from the sea. The Philistines were not Arabs nor even Semites, they were most closely related to the Greeks originating from Asia Minor and Greek localities. They did not speak Arabic. They had no connection, ethnic, linguistic or historical with Arabia or Arabs.
1069319
for one soldier, yes, israel is retarded, fatah and hamas were just considered recognizing israel as a nation, then israel starts bombing the shit out of gaza, and not every one who lives in gaza is a terroist, their pissed at the israelis for stealing their land then locking them up in the most densely populated patch of earth on the planet. funny how the israelis are never called terroist when they murder innocent palestinian children
349498
The concept of "Palestinians" is one that did not exist until about 1948, when the Arab inhabitants, of what until then was Palestine, wished to differentiate themselves from the Jews. Until then, the Jews were the Palestinians. There was the Palestinian Brigade of Jewish volunteers in the British World War II Army.\nThe Arabs who now call themselves "Palestinians" do so in order to persuade a misinformed world that they are a distinct nationality and that "Palestine" is their ancestral homeland. But they are no distinct nationality at all. They are the same - in language, custom, and tribal and family ties - as the Arabs of Syria, Jordan, and beyond. There is no more difference between the "Palestinians" and the other Arabs of those countries than there is between, say, the citizens of Minnesota and those of Wisconsin. \n\nWhat's more, many of the "Palestinians", or their immediate ancestors, came to the area attracted by the prosperity created by the Jews, in what previously had been pretty much of a wasteland. \n\nThere is no language known as Palestinian. There is no distinct Palestinian culture. There has never been a land known as Palestine governed by Palestinians. Palestinians are Arabs, indistinguishable from Jordanians (another recent invention), Syrians, Lebanese, Iraqis, etc. Keep in mind that the Arabs control 99.9 percent of the Middle East lands. Israel represents one-tenth of 1 percent of the landmass.
396564
For some reason we seem to think we need Isreal as an ally, i think we would make more allies if we supported the palestians, Israel is a country that was imposed by the UN. It has got to be embarrassing if you need the UN to start a country for you.
731824
Because when Israel was created by the British pull out somewhere after ww2. The land prior to that was known as Palestine the land was annexed and given to the Jews and renamed Israel.. The Palestinians still consider it their land  so they created the PLO to try and take it back .\n\n      I am a neutral person and I know depending on who you ask the other side is responsible. I believe there is a great deal of fault on both sides of the conflict.\n\n     I did a UN tour in Israel and am in no way an expert but I am  neutral .I can say that neither side is Innocent..\n \n     I sent you a site to at least show the chain of events leading up to today.It covers this century.. I hope it helps. The real conflict has been going on since biblical times\n\nhttp://www.masada2000.org/historical.html
558363
I doubt if they know, its racial hatered bred into them.But from what I know, the fault lies with the allies of world war two. Churchill and Eisenhower just drew lines on the map. Israel did not exist. The Palestinian were there, they had no claim to the land. The allies should have given both of them land, bigger than what the gave Israel. There was plenty of room. Who would have been able to question it.If they had the Palestinian problem would not exist
409128
Hamas has so far refused to recognize Israel's right to exist. No matter how you feel about the conflict in Palestine, you must admit that Israel isn't going anywhere. It's time the Arabs realized that and try to find a way to make peace. Unfortunately many of these people are extremely hard-headed. Once Hamas start running the affairs of the Palestinian people in a responsible way and enter diplomatic relations with Israel, then and only then should we support them.
282887
Palestine... there is no such place.  If Saudi Arabia, Egypt or other Arab neighbors WANTED there to be a Palestine... there would have been one prior to 1948.
145241
Considering Pakistan was part of India until the U.K. dismantled India into two countries before it left. I side with India. Same thing as in Palestine. The Israelis have an inch and want a yard.
63370
The history of Israel and Palestine goes back several thousand years but the reason "Iran hates Israel" is because the Israelis are seen by many in the Middle East as foreign agressors.  One hundred years ago, there was no Israel.  The British decided early in the twentieth century that there should be a Jewish state but the UN was actually the one to set it up.  The UN set up two states: Palestine and Israel.  With the help of Great Britain, Israel came into the region, forcibly removed thousands of Palestinian families and set up shop.  Palestinians were understandably upset and both sides began using terrorism against each other.  Eventually, Israel attacked and swallowed 70% of Palestine.  Many of the countries in the region are still licking their wounds from the six-day war and are still mad about what they see as Arab land being taken away by foreign agressors.
768627
There is no ethical reason for Israel to have their own state in the Middle East. Why should they have been allowed to just come in and take land away from the Palestinian people? If every race of people who have lost land in historical wars were allowed to just come back, then California does belong to Mexico; the American Indians own The U.S.; Northern France belongs to England; Greece owns Cyprus, southern Italy, and Bosnia... The difference with this situation is there was no war for land to be won. The Zionists just came in, with some minor support from Europe, and took the land. If the Ottoman Empire had chosen to be against Germany in World War I, Palestine would never have come under British control, and the Zionists could have never pressured Parliament to encourage a Jewish migration. Once the Holocaust happened during World War II, a complete and udder disgrace for all humankind, the Zionists had the upper hand, and with Europe domination in the Middle East, they had no problem setting up Israel as a State. Things could have been alright, but some of Israel's leaders wanted to create an Israeli State that controlled lands owned by Jordan, Syria, Egypt, and of course, Palestine. If they had just stayed within their borders, everything would be a lot less violent. Bottom line is, the land belonged to Palestine before Europe gave it to the Israelis.
582834
Since the Arabs have lived there 4 a few centuries B4 Israel even existed & it bugs them.  Has it really turned out 2 B the Promised Land?\n\nThey want 2 change the location of Jerusalem 2 suit their vision of Israel.  & they've always had trouble facing the fact:-\n\nJerusalem, was, is & will always B, in Palestine.\n\nConsult a map, unless it's 1 made in Israel/US, of course.