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11. They also bombed the uss liberty

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Sat Nov 4, 2023, 07:31 PM

Nov 2023

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Probably with bombs us citizens paid for

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How Israel is "colonizing" Arab Land [View all] question everything Nov 2023 OP

I can't see the blue dot. Cha Nov 2023 #1

At the top of the Red Sea, where Aftica meets Asia. question everything Nov 2023 #4

Ohh I made it larger.. I see it Cha Nov 2023 #9

It's more like Mossfern Nov 2023 #2

--- difference is, the black squiggle didn't exist before 1949. AND --- 3Hotdogs Nov 2023 #3

It certainly did. Maps included it as part of the Ottoman Emprie but if you will bother question everything Nov 2023 #6

Well, I hope that the people who owned my land 2500 years ago don't come back to throw me out. Chainfire Nov 2023 #8

Does the same principle apply to the people who "owned" your land in 1950? Beastly Boy Nov 2023 #13

I don't speak for Jordan, Egypt or Israel or Palestine. Chainfire Nov 2023 #18

Then, when you mention "people who owned my land 2500 years ago", you must be referring to the Beastly Boy Nov 2023 #19

The person you are responding to is, based upon other easily perused postings, RockRaven Nov 2023 #29

So, taking your presumption for for a given, Beastly Boy Nov 2023 #31

That's not exactly the way it happened... Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #14

Of course the Arab nations tried to make it smaller and smaller... brooklynite Nov 2023 #10

Most of the green blob didn't exist before 1919. Beastly Boy Nov 2023 #12

It's more claudette Nov 2023 #5

You may want to read about the 1967 war when Israel - alone - captured the West Bank and Gaza question everything Nov 2023 #7

They also bombed the uss liberty questionseverything Nov 2023 #11

The Cole was attacked by Al-Qaeda. Perhaps you mean USS Liberty? (nt) petronius Nov 2023 #23

Ty questionseverything Nov 2023 #30

We can agree on the illegal settlements on the West Bank Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #15

Yes, this is the point to really focus. Big Blue Marble Nov 2023 #20

K&R betsuni Nov 2023 #16

Hitch nailed it: anamnua Nov 2023 #17

Thank you Delphinus Nov 2023 #39

He's not correct Mosby Nov 2023 #45

Is this an argument that Israel is a "small" colonialism? David__77 Nov 2023 #21

A colony of what? Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #24

I was asking if the argument was that Israel is a small colony. David__77 Nov 2023 #25

Israel is a former colony of the British Empire and exists solely because of that fact ColinC Nov 2023 #27

What? No it's not! Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #33

The green countries don't understand why they need to accept more Palestinian refugees IronLionZion Nov 2023 #22

They aren't colonizing Arab land ColinC Nov 2023 #26

The role of Britain in this region is villainous. David__77 Nov 2023 #28

All the European Colonial Powers played a role.... Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #34

Do you actually know any of the history of the region? Happy Hoosier Nov 2023 #35

What an excellent summary. Perhaps an OP at some point question everything Nov 2023 #37

Yeah, right... PCIntern Nov 2023 #32

It seems to me that the Ukrainians might disagree about your last sentence Redleg Nov 2023 #36

Do you support the settlements? David__77 Nov 2023 #38

Are they built upon land PCIntern Nov 2023 #40

Got it. Would Israel be justified in deporting Gaza people? David__77 Nov 2023 #41

Do you believe that by asking simplistic questions that you are going to trick me or that I will see PCIntern Nov 2023 #42

I really don't know. David__77 Nov 2023 #43

Well, PCIntern Nov 2023 #44