Can somebody explain the most recent Israel/Palestine conflict?

[Edwina's Secretary]

My Native American kinfolk and I beg to differ with you on this!

QUOTE: So should we give the continent back to the original settlers of the continent and move back to where ever the heck we came from?
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Ok, but tell me which country those of us with mixed heritages should go back to? Besides, I did come from this country!

That is exactly my point MOFF...

Originally Posted by momoffuzzyfaces
Really Israel was there first. They were thrown out by the Romans in 70 AD. There are still ruins from their original buildings there just being found by archelogists.]

If we start trying to establish borders in 2009 based on who lived where once upon a time...we are on a slippery slope.

Whose ancestors lived somewhere thousands of years ago just doesn't seem to me to be a good way to sort things out...without a whole bunch of people being displaced!

[momoffuzzyfaces]

That is exactly my point MOFF...



If we start trying to establish borders in 2009 based on who lived where once upon a time...we are on a slippery slope.

Whose ancestors lived somewhere thousands of years ago just doesn't seem to me to be a good way to sort things out...without a whole bunch of people being displaced!

I agree but that's exactly part of the problem. All three of the largest religions: Judiasim, Christianity and Muslims feel they own the land because of their ancestors and religions. People over there live their religion. To them it's not a pile of "crap" like some have stated here. They are willing to die for their beliefs and not as tolerant of other beliefs as we are here.