Should Isreal be allowed to exist???
485811
This is an unhelpful answer but I agree with Tex. Israel can exist but not at our expense (The USA). I personally think that Palestinians and Jews both are two of the world's biggest troublemakers. Neither are innocent by any means. I am worried for my personal safety and my countries safety because of all this bullsh*t in the middle east. If you are a Muslim or Palestinian I feel bad for you. Your people often suffer too but then are ignored because of the United States affiliation with Israel but it will never give you the right to decide which group stays or goes or promote violence and hate. One of the biggest prayers that could be answered by God to put us a big gigantic step towards world peace is to resolve this conflict between Israel and Palestine but I doubt it ever will until somebody gets blown into smithereens. Its sad, if you are a Muslim I actually have sympathy for you too. Just don't hurt me or my country...please.
1112227
It would be an excellent idea, but it would require cooperative efforts from all parties concerned.\n   The various religious differences over the past 1400 years have prevented much cooperation.  It appears that the only uniting force within the Muslim community is its hatred for Isreal.  Other than that it is like the drifting desert sands.
230081
Of course there should be Palestine. A better question is should there be Israel?
498162
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.
261241
Is peace humanly possible?  Yes.\n\nWill it happen in between Israel and the Palestinians?  Not in the way things are currently being run:\n   - Palestinian's Rulung Party, the Hamas, have demanded control over thier own land for the last 39 years (since 67), now that Israel has removed thier citizens from Gaza, Hamas has celebrated its freedom, but complains that Israel will not let thier people travel to and from... which is funny because they admitt their goal is to eliminate the Israelis alltogether.  \n\nSo if peace was to happen... both sides would have to prove to one another they were serious about peace.  This isn't some perfect world, so it is not like the Israeli governement would be willing to just lay down all thier arms in order to establish peace with the Palestinians... they know the second they do that Syria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iran and Iraq would attach full-force.  So it will havce to be a slow process of give and take with the Palestinians and the Israelies each giving up thier rights in order to establish peace.  \n\nWith Hamas in control of Palestinian areas, it won't happen though.
530197
if we pulled our aid from palestine...well it probably would have little effect, outside of non-profits, the support our government gives them is largely nill and imaginative.\n\nas for isriel...well that might be a different story.  but then i would like to think we have given them enough already that they can stand on their own two feet by now.
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I don't think anything should be done.\n\nThere are many people on this site with diametrically opposed points of view.\n\nAS long as the guidelines are adhered to, you are just going to have to suck it up.\n\nIf you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen!\n\n\n....................................................................................\n\nAddition.\n\nTaboo buster is stating that ALL religions are stupid. By the way he structured his question, I can see how someone might think that he hates only the Jews.\n\nI don't agree with the reasoning that he used to come to his conclusion, but by the interaction of the different viewpoints here on this forum, people might be able to see things from a different perspective and come to a different conclusion.\n\nUnder usage rules #No 4, it states that we can't report a person just because we don't agree with them.
97154
When Isreal was formed as a country in the late 1940's the area was uninhabited.  The people had every right to be there.  They took no one's land and did not bother anyone.\n\nUnfortunately, Islamic Law does not tolerate non-muslims.  In fact the Koran is very clear that the ultimate goal is for Muslims to take over the world.  Because of this, the people of Palestine and other Muslim countries have been trying to push out the Jewish people since they settled in modern day Isreal.  \n\nIsreal is the only source of sanity in the middle east.  It is the only free people. Despite what most news outlets say, the Muslims in Isreal have more freedom than they do in thier native countries.\n\nThe western world should support Isreal as the only bastion of freedom in the middle east.
165017
it still doesn't exist.  Down with the gaza strip!!!!
205873
I dont think there should be any Israel because its unfair to take others land.I agree that Israel was origanally created from the Ottoman Empire but that was also a muslim country.Lets think of it from thier side,if the Japanese were able to take control of some land of USA in world war 2 then would we let them have it until today??.The answer is absolutely not.So why should the arabs let jews take control of their land.\nIf they return the land back to muslims,i am sure they will  give the jews citizenship.\nThe existance of Israel is also very harmful for ordinary people like us living in thr US.What do you think the 9/11 attack from Bin Laden was for?I am sure the arabs will get back that land sooner or later because today there is one Bin Laden,tomorrow there will be a hundered.Why dont we peacefully give the land back instead of all that fighting when we know the arabs are gonna get hold of it after all.
1130669
For someone so obsessed about extremely Orthodox letter-of-the-law detail, you certainly didn't pay attention to where you posted this, did you?\n\nThis belongs in Religion/Spirituality, not Teaching/Education.\n\nAnd all of this nitpicking about exact time, etc. on a forum like this is important -- why?  If a new Sanhedrin is established at a renewed site-built Temple in Jerusalem, whether they go computerized or through ancient observation is their headache, not yours.\n\nWorry about your own deeds and influence on the world. Do good for your fellow human and for the community, and the existence of a physical Temple will be inconsequential.
358807
its a stupid idea like what the stupid Israeli did in the Palestine land.that will encourage violent  and other illegal ways.pleas don't encourage discrimination.what you calls it your land Had been the red Indians land thousand years ago.\nso stop your sally questions and your silly ideas
315920
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
434328
Exists as a place for displaced Jews to settle after WWII.  Palestinians feel like it is there land and was stolen from them--thus the conflict.
461735
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?
1011654
You could give all of Israel to Palastine and it wouldn't be enough.  It's that the Jews are despised in the mid east and have been since biblical times.  I don't think the Arabs would be happy unless Jews were wiped off the face of Earth.  Then they would concentrate on someone else.
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The problem with that idea comes from restraint.  Not all governments have it.\n\nThere are many countries in the Middle East that have said that Israel has no right to exist and it should be wiped off the face of the Earth.  Seeing as how many of them believe that if they were doing Allah's will when they die, they will be rewarded, they may not hesitate to do "Allah's will" by unleashing nuclear weapons against Israel.