Israel/Palestine

Ken Burch

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34. Of course I knew there were two wars

Sun May 20, 2012, 08:31 PM

May 2012

But the Palestinians weren't to blame for the outside attack against Israel by the OTHER Arab countries. Those other countries did that on their own.

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Thank you, Russian immigrant to Israel, for Nakba Day (Bradley Burston) [View all] Violet_Crumble May 2012 OP

You don't have to pay to read full articles at Ha'aretz oberliner May 2012 #1

Thanks. I must have been trying to read one that was part of their premium content... Violet_Crumble May 2012 #2

No problem oberliner May 2012 #39

Thanks and it's true in attempting to outlaw the Nakba azurnoir May 2012 #3

There's simply no excuse in outlawing Nakba Day Ken Burch May 2012 #4

Isn't Nakba Day a day of mourning for the failure of Israel's neighbors... shira May 2012 #5

As usual, yr wrong. The Nakba was the dispossession of around 700,000 Palestinians... Violet_Crumble May 2012 #6

So you know that if no war on the Jews was declared in 1948... shira May 2012 #7

The Zionist side had been discussing forcible transfer for years. Ken Burch May 2012 #9

Very unlikely for many reasons. One being that Ben Gurion wouldn't do it. n/t shira May 2012 #10

Ben-Gurion on transfer: Ken Burch May 2012 #12

Context. Where is it? shira May 2012 #15

It was from testimony to the Peel Commission. Ken Burch May 2012 #22

Still no context, and yes it matters. Here's Benny Morris... shira May 2012 #23

why no citation? n/t azurnoir May 2012 #24

Sorry...here's three sources for the second quote: Ken Burch May 2012 #28

I don't think you understand what a source is oberliner May 2012 #37

Do you even know what the Peel Commission is? oberliner May 2012 #40

I stand corrected on the date. Ken Burch May 2012 #46

How confident are you of the validity of that quote? oberliner May 2012 #16

I believe it came from here azurnoir May 2012 #25

I do believe he said no such thing and in fact said something else entirely oberliner May 2012 #26

I'll have to rememberthis the n ext time you attempt to delegitimize wiki however azurnoir May 2012 #27

and the first quote by Ben-Gurion was rather a non-sequator azurnoir May 2012 #35

See post #28 Ken Burch May 2012 #29

There are not multiple sources for the quote oberliner May 2012 #36

ah you mean the wiki quotes from 1919 and 1920 ? azurnoir May 2012 #38

Is there something you didn't understand about the information I gave you? Violet_Crumble May 2012 #17

You say you know what 1948 was about. Hmm.... shira May 2012 #19

Yeah, their land.... Violet_Crumble May 2012 #20

No land was being taken prior to the wars of 1948.... shira May 2012 #21

But they did not have the right Ken Burch May 2012 #30

Do you hear yourself? They did not have the right.... shira May 2012 #31

The Palestinians weren't against Jews living in Palestine Ken Burch May 2012 #32

It wasn't up to them. The Turks allowed Jews to live throughout the mideast.... shira May 2012 #42

The issue with Jerusalem is EAST Jerusalem, not ALL of Jerusalem Ken Burch May 2012 #33

Both Hamas and the PA are calling for all Jerusalem.... shira May 2012 #43

No, it isn't, and yes, you're wrong. Ken Burch May 2012 #8

It's only about being dispossessed? shira May 2012 #11

If they had been allowed to return, without retribution, after the war was over Ken Burch May 2012 #13

Oh stop it... shira May 2012 #14

Of course I knew there were two wars Ken Burch May 2012 #34

Yes, and the first was a civil war. And you cannot understand why Israel was reluctant... shira May 2012 #41

They could at least have let the oldest come back. Ken Burch May 2012 #44

Ken, a few posts back you said that Israel should have let all refugees back in.... shira May 2012 #45

Very interesting article LeftishBrit May 2012 #18