Originally Posted by
eblend
Interesting discussion here. My understanding of this whole issue is limited, but from what I do know, and correct me if I am wrong, is that Jews settled there a long long time ago, then the Ottoman empire stuff happened and Muslims came, and settled there for a very long time, and then Jews came back and basically took over the entire thing, and called it Israel. Some wars happened and end result was some partitions, where parts were Israeli, and other parts were Palestinians. Israel got the bigger portion, but that wasn't enough and they started building settlements in Palestinian lands as well. I can see why both sides would be pissed overall at each other. One has historical claims to the land, going back hundreds of years, and the other had it under they control more recently, and then it all gets fucked when the Jews come back and want to settle on their old land again. That's the summary version as I understand it.
I personally think both of them are wrong. It wasn't fair for Jews to loose their homeland back in the ottoman times, but its also not fair for Palestinians to lose their homeland once the Jews came back. I don't support the violence on either side, but at the same time I understand both sides. They both would feel wronged over time. I do agree that Israel has right to defend themselves, but don't think bombing the fuck out of residential buildings and killing a bunch of innocent people in the process of trying to eliminate some terrorists is the right approach. Entire buildings being blown to pieces, and everyone in the world is cheering them on....turning a blind eye to anything they do.