Alliedassault - View Single Post

Stony · 02-01-2002, 11:38 PM

I'm not sure as to how entirely accurate I am, but from the research I've done about the conflict there was never an independent Palestinian nation before the Brits reserved the land for the displaced Jews after WW2 (which later became Israel). As a matter of fact there wasn't ANY demarcated political boundaries in the Middle East at all until Britain drew them up after WW1 (except for maybe kingdoms from the past that still existed). There was just a big desert region full of warring tribes sitting on top of a big bunch of oil.

Shortly after WW2 Palestinians were told to leave their traditional homelands to make way for the Jews to settle there. Couple this with the traditional hostilities between the Arabs and the Jews, and you have a mess, the fire fueled by leaders of both sides who believe that they are both doing the right thing by escalating the violence and the attitude of intolerance.

To the Israeli Jews, returning to Palestine was a fulfillment of a prophecy where God would return them to their homeland. They believe Israel has a divine right to exist, and they protect it fiercely. To the Arabs however, they fear their own prophecy where the Jews would rebuild the Temple Mount and use it as a cornerstone to smash Islam, and therefore try to prevent it from happening.

Again, pardon me if this isn't entirely accurate, but I think the origin of the modern situation lies somewhere along those lines.

[This message has been edited by Stony (edited February 02, 2002).]

	(#2)
Stony is Offline Senior Member Posts: 151 Join Date: Jan 2002	02-01-2002, 11:38 PM I'm not sure as to how entirely accurate I am, but from the research I've done about the conflict there was never an independent Palestinian nation before the Brits reserved the land for the displaced Jews after WW2 (which later became Israel). As a matter of fact there wasn't ANY demarcated political boundaries in the Middle East at all until Britain drew them up after WW1 (except for maybe kingdoms from the past that still existed). There was just a big desert region full of warring tribes sitting on top of a big bunch of oil. Shortly after WW2 Palestinians were told to leave their traditional homelands to make way for the Jews to settle there. Couple this with the traditional hostilities between the Arabs and the Jews, and you have a mess, the fire fueled by leaders of both sides who believe that they are both doing the right thing by escalating the violence and the attitude of intolerance. To the Israeli Jews, returning to Palestine was a fulfillment of a prophecy where God would return them to their homeland. They believe Israel has a divine right to exist, and they protect it fiercely. To the Arabs however, they fear their own prophecy where the Jews would rebuild the Temple Mount and use it as a cornerstone to smash Islam, and therefore try to prevent it from happening. Again, pardon me if this isn't entirely accurate, but I think the origin of the modern situation lies somewhere along those lines. [This message has been edited by Stony (edited February 02, 2002).]