durangodawood
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Depends on the history. In the case of Israel-Palestine there are still living people whos land was stolen. People whos parents had actual land titles they would have inherited, and not vague historical claims.I'm just pointing out the reality of situation. If you want to whine about stolen land then whine about how every nation and people in them live on stolen land.
And lets just say the land is stolen. Who exactly do we give it back to?
In the USA, it seems to me that Indigenous land claims are at least as valid as European Jews claims were on the land of Israel during the rise of zionism. Whats the salient distinction there? I dont see one.
That pretty much negates the main rationale for Israel as a suitable Jewish homeland based on ancient history.The entire argument about stolen land is a ridiculous one when it comes to nations and nation building.
In your analysis, this is an arena of human action for which no morality applies. Its might makes right and Aleister Crowley's prescription: do what thou wilt.
I actually want to support Israel's right to exist in an almost instinctive way. But when I try to fit that into a moral framework, it never seem to quite work. Maybe its an admission that underneath it all we're just animals and we should just let the ones with the sharpest claws win.
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