Bradd_D,
I would have to agree with Adam_White, in that Shamayim's run down of the history is pretty darn close, except for a few myths inserted here and there that we've all been fed our entire lives.
The thing is, there's just so much propaganda we're not even aware of, it's difficult to wade through it all without getting frustrated or falling back on the false understanding that our text books, popular culture, sunday school, abcnnbcbsfoxnews, etc. propagates.
It usually only takes an open mind and a few simple facts/questions to blow those myths out of the water, however.
[Note: People who name-call, do so because their argument is weak. And as you can see, some have already done some pre-emptive(!) name-calling, against anyone who holds a different view from their own, and I quote, "There are Israel and or Jew haters on the board who will happily give you a totally different view..." [:D]]
- Palestinians are not Palestinian based on religion or race. They are simply the decendents of any/all people who have ever lived on that land.
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The tenet of Islam is to kill every last Jew and Christian.
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- Ask any Christian Palestinian or Palestinian Jew about how they were/are treated by their fellow Muslim Palestinians (for the past 14+ centuries) vs. how the Israelis are treating Christian Palestinians for the past 50+ years. Who is doing the killing and "pushing into the sea?"
- The state of Israel is based on Zionism, an ideology founded by athiest socialists (read: Theodor Herzl). Zionism actually promotes anti-semitism to attain its goal. Not all Jews support Israel nor Zionism, in fact, most Zionists are probably Christian. You really have to do some research into exactly what Zionism is in order to understand Israel. The fairy-tale explanation of a "homeland for the Jews" [i]sounds[/i] great, but what are the implications of such an idea? Think it through. While it may sound nice, trust me, creating a "homeland for the Aryans" or a "homeland for the _____" is just askin' for trouble.
It'd also be good to take a hard look at propaganda from BOTH camps to get closer to your own "truth."
Holy Land Christians
[url]www.hcef.org[/url]
Jews United Against Zionism
[url]www.nkusa.org[/url]
Islamic Association for Palestine
[url]www.iap.org[/url]
I'll leave you with a final point to ponder:
Why can't the Jews and Palestinian Christians and Muslims live together in peace, like they did BEFORE Israel was created in 1948?