Tam
Well-Known Member
It began in 1948 and continues today. Palestinians in the West Bank still have to endure the violence and killings from Israeli Settlers in addition to the IDF raids and checkpoints.Aside from the nuanced reasons for why they were displaced from their homes (while other Arabs were allowed to stay), historical should matter.
In 1948, I imagine not too many people would have said it was totally inappropriate for Arabs to attack Israel.
But now it's 75 years later. Those people displaced, certaintly the ones that even remember their homes, have mostly passed.
When is "grace period" over? Are Native Americans still allowed to attack cities in the U.S., since their land was legimately stolen 150-200 years ago? What about the other thousands of cases in history where a people have been displaced, should they have been "allowed" to attack back for the land in perpetuity?
The Palestinian problem is that they are treated with different rules than the "norms" established for basically everyone else. Starting with chronic "refugee" status for descendants.
200 years ago, there was no UN. Stronger people could slaughter weaker people for land and get rich.
The UN was created in 1945 with international laws. There are laws governing how governments should behave.
The UN has agreed on the two-state solution. Per the UN, Palestinians can no longer take back Tel Aviv and the inside of the 1948 Israel border anymore, but they can stay in the West Bank and Gaza.