"As a result, 8000 Israeli citizens were forced to evacuate their homes and businesses established in Gaza over the preceding 38 years."

One might well ask, "Why were they there in the first place, when Gaza wasn't part of Israel?"

David

#VK3AUU

Gaza wasn't part of any country. It was no - man's land under the sovereign control of no -one. Jews were entitled to settle there under Article 6 of the Mandate for Palestine and article 80 of the UN Charter.

Funny thing is the position is still the same in international law.

Hamas has failed to declare independence and of course will not do so; It wants all of Israel.

Hamas wants all of Israel
Israel wants all of Palestine
Israel/Palestine
Palestine/Israel
The brothers are at it again
bickering bickering
Is there in the world today
a more intractable pair of whingers?

“But that will have to be Israel’s decision - not America’s. America’s view - now or later - regarding land swaps is irrelevant under the Bush Letter.”

Convenient cherry-picking by Mr. Singer

His country, Israel, has a worthless letter signed by historically the world’s worst head of state, ever, George Bush. To Zionists, this letter now becomes an authoritative document, set in concrete to wave aloft and respect like the Magna Carta

It is no Magna Carta, believe me and has as much value as a used tissue.

However according to Mr. Singer, on behalf of Israel, again, he now states that anything further will be Israel’s decision, not America’s.

How convenient for the likes of the Israelis. When it suits them, it is American dictates to which they parasitically cling but when it is something that doesn’t suit their long range apartheid plans, it is Israel who is to make the decision, again according to the Melbourne chapter.

Their arrogance is palpable

America, is not the land of the free, the home of the brave nor is it the greatest nation on earth or the superpower that they continually proclaim and certainly not the beacon of freedom, equality, and liberty to all and far from being the Promised Land.
Bush’s letter therefore is hardly worth the paper on which it is written. He was a blackmailed, small-minded bit player on a middle east stage, the kind of person that falls so easily into the Israeli trap. He was also stupid to boot, but dangerously so.

Everyone knows that the US has lost forever what little credibility if had in relation to this matter, with Mr. Rhetoric Obama mouthing all the words that make him appear to be strong and decisive but in reality is now nothing more than an insignificant pawn on that same middle east chess board.

And finally, they are not respected. The world will decide not American Jews and fellow-travellers..

#halduell

Incredible isn't it - especially when you consider the Arabs rejected what they say they want today Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem - and even more territory to boot in many cases - when in

1937 - they rejected the Peel Commission Recommendations

1948 - they rejected the UN Partition Plan

1950 - they voted to unify the West Bank and East Jerusalem with Jordan and did nothing from then until 1967 to establish an independent State there

2001 and 2008 - they rejected Israeli offers of more than 90% of the West Bank, 100% of Gaza and a capital in Jerusalem

In view of such intransigence and negativity one can only wonder at what drives other countries to continue to plead their cause and ignore the claims of other groups such as the Kurds, Basques and Tibetans.

My computer's free Farlex dictionary defines antisemitism as 'the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people.' Note that is against Jewish people, not people of the Jewish faith.
Now, if it is true that Palestinians are the direct descendents of the Jews of Biblical times, then wouldn't it follow that Zionists are anti-Semites.