RoccoR
Gold Member
RE: Palestine: the things you don’t hear about
⁜→ P F Tinmore, et al,
BLUF: Throughout history, cultural assimilation has occurred many time all over the globe. The Arab Palestinians are NOT a distinct culture (yet), but more of a splinter group from several cultures. It should not be an excuse for conflict.
In the case of Israel, there is no forced assimilation wherein the Jewish cultural group forces the Arab under Israel to adopt the practices and beliefs of Judaism. It is not compulsory for Arabs under Israeli sovereignty to abandon their traditional culture in the process of the umbrella of assimilation. As far as language is concerned → Hebrew is the official language with English being very common. Arabic is a second official language used in minority situations. As far as ethnic diversity goes, nearly a quarter of the population is Arabic.
I'm not sure how many centuries the Arab Palestinians claim as having been "occupied;" but the assimilation process and the expulsion process have happened many times. I am not sure what a real "original" Palestinian is... Or even if there is such a thing as a real Palestinian.
As I've said before, I was born in the Appalachian cultural region. It includes the Pennacook, Mohican, and Susquehanna Indians (some going back 3000 years); as well as a good number of Western European immigrants. BUT we are all Americans. There is even an Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), formed as a regional economic development agency → a multi-faceted partnership between federal, state, and local governments covering about 25 million people in 205,000 square miles. BUT we don't say we are "occupied." We are all Americans. We don't go in for terrorism to protest "occupation." It is too friggin (freaking) bad that the Arab Palestinians feel so victimized.
There are many examples of such alternative solutions to the "Woe is me" situation the poor and mistreated Arab Palestinians find themselves in now. Keep in mind that → where they are is a direct outcome of what they have done to deserve it.
Most Respectfully,
R
⁜→ P F Tinmore, et al,
BLUF: Throughout history, cultural assimilation has occurred many time all over the globe. The Arab Palestinians are NOT a distinct culture (yet), but more of a splinter group from several cultures. It should not be an excuse for conflict.
(COMMENT)So? They have still been occupied for a hundred years.
In the case of Israel, there is no forced assimilation wherein the Jewish cultural group forces the Arab under Israel to adopt the practices and beliefs of Judaism. It is not compulsory for Arabs under Israeli sovereignty to abandon their traditional culture in the process of the umbrella of assimilation. As far as language is concerned → Hebrew is the official language with English being very common. Arabic is a second official language used in minority situations. As far as ethnic diversity goes, nearly a quarter of the population is Arabic.
I'm not sure how many centuries the Arab Palestinians claim as having been "occupied;" but the assimilation process and the expulsion process have happened many times. I am not sure what a real "original" Palestinian is... Or even if there is such a thing as a real Palestinian.
As I've said before, I was born in the Appalachian cultural region. It includes the Pennacook, Mohican, and Susquehanna Indians (some going back 3000 years); as well as a good number of Western European immigrants. BUT we are all Americans. There is even an Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), formed as a regional economic development agency → a multi-faceted partnership between federal, state, and local governments covering about 25 million people in 205,000 square miles. BUT we don't say we are "occupied." We are all Americans. We don't go in for terrorism to protest "occupation." It is too friggin (freaking) bad that the Arab Palestinians feel so victimized.
There are many examples of such alternative solutions to the "Woe is me" situation the poor and mistreated Arab Palestinians find themselves in now. Keep in mind that → where they are is a direct outcome of what they have done to deserve it.
Most Respectfully,
R
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