25th April 2003, 11:10 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Weltall
Fundamentalists of any stripe are just as bad, but Christian fundamentalists have no power. They are the guys who shoot their mouths off and make asses of themselves, but they are in little position to actually cause trouble. The days of popular Christian fundamentalism are dead many long years.
But a small correction: Israel is the Jewish holy land. Mecca and Medina are the Muslim holy lands. And the Jews have the first claim to Israel. And Israel was willing to share some of the parts more important to Araby. They refused, as they wanted the whole thing.
The jews had no claim to isreal in 1949, They lost their homeland when they romans destroyed Jerusalem and displaced the jews throuhout the world.
What happen in Isreal in modern times was the same as what the european settlers did to the natives in forced resettlement in the new world.
But the palestianians were forced to give up their homes to jewish settlers who could not prove ownership of that land.
Once britain left the Arabs tried to take back the land but failed miserably to Isreali armed forces, As a result lost even more land to the jews.
If you ever looked at a map of isreal and palestine you would notice the jews control 80% of the land which waisnt part of the orginal arrangement that britian and the U.S created, Palestinian terroritories are isolated and scatterd witthin Jewish ones.
Though I agree the terrorist attacks on Isreal are barbaric and alot of these islamic fundementalist groups are to hateful to ever accept peace.
I think we should listen to each side first before making a clear decision.