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17. What are you going on about?

Mon Jul 9, 2018, 01:37 PM

Jul 2018

Before Israel there WERE over a million Jews living mostly peacefully and often prosperously in Arab nations. With the creation of Israel, they went from being an influential minority to a persecuted one, often forced to flee cities were they were thriving commercially to agrarian outposts in Israel where they had to start all over again.

If Arabs are inherently evil, why were so many Jews able to live alongside them for centuries? The big change was Israel, which was the result of European, not Arab, anti-Semitism.

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Odd. Cary Jul 2018 #1

It's what comes up when you search the article BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #2

So what comes up in Google trumps the plan meaning of the article? Cary Jul 2018 #3

Clearly this is an issue of overriding importance BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #5

The truth is important. Cary Jul 2018 #6

You, my friend, are all over the map BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #7

I was clear Cary Jul 2018 #8

But where I am going is... Cary Jul 2018 #9

Just read Benny Morris' 1948 BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #10

Well put, Geography. Nitram Jul 2018 #12

You still didn't answer my questions. Cary Jul 2018 #13

What are you going on about? BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #17

Where did I say Arabs are inherently evil? Cary Jul 2018 #18

Not always; they were by definition second-class citizens BeyondGeography Jul 2018 #20

I explained why your thread title was a misrepresentation Cary Jul 2018 #14

This is truly unfortunate. Cary Jul 2018 #4

I agree. A wise man. Nitram Jul 2018 #11

Shimon Perez put it all on the table Cary Jul 2018 #15

My safe life? Your assumptions about my life are as arrogant as they are unfounded. Nitram Jul 2018 #16

And right now you are safe Cary Jul 2018 #19

Locking... DonViejo Jul 2018 #21