Criticism of Israel is NOT Anti-Semitism

[Challenger]

....Israel is here to stay. The end.

They probably said that in every one of these former sovereign states

List of former sovereign states - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Nothing is ever here to stay...

 

[aris2chat]

As to immigration from 1920 to 1946 90% of the migrants were Jews. (From the Survey of Palestine available at the Berman Jewish Policy Archive:

Publications from publisher Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry Berman Jewish Policy Archive NYU Wagner

Again the one trick donkey pulls that bullshit chart out of his ass. There was no way anybody could keep track of the hoards of illegal Arab migrants into the region. Besides, Arabs didn't control the land for about 800 years, the fact that they invaded it when the Ottoman Empire fell is meaningless.

Yeah, thats true, im sure bedouins may not have bothered to fill out a registration form,

Nomads might lay claim to a well but they would not choose to own land. Beside paying taxes, they would have had to do their service to the military. It would have been that way under the Ottoman, British or now with the Israeli. Nomads are fading from existence in the region as a whole. Travel freely across borders is no long possible.

 

[Roudy]

O.K., Nostrodamus, what is your definition of anti-Zionist and remember, the subject is about Jews.

I thought the subject was about criticism of Israel, not Jewish people?

Is that what the OP says?

Forgot, English isn't your first language.

What's yours Achmed, Arabic?

English. Although I did learn French at school, along with Spanish, Greek and Latin, but I'm a bit rusty in all of those. I also know a bit of German, Swedish, Polish and Turkish from travelling to those countries in my time. Tried learning Arabic once, never could master it though, couldn't get to grips with the writing.

Interesting how you use the Russian/Eastern European spelling of the name "Ahmed"

Well even though the Koran is written in Arabic, many Muslims don't actually speak the language. Interesting how you pinpointed the spelling of the Muslim name Achmed, and can designate a region of the world based on how it's spelled. Must be from knowing so many Achmeds, Ahmed.

 

[Roudy]

....Israel is here to stay. The end.

They probably said that in every one of these former sovereign states

List of former sovereign states - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Nothing is ever here to stay...

Some just stay much longer than others.

Indestructible Jews Max I. Dimont 9780451075949 Amazon.com Books

A compelling and readable account of the four thousand year history of a people that spans the globe and transcends the ages. From the ancient and simple faith of a small tribe to a global religion with adherents in every nation, the path of the Jews is traced through countless expulsions and migrations, the great tragedy of the Holocaust, and the joy of founding a homeland in Israel. Putting the struggle of a persecuted people into perspective, Max Dimont asks whether the tragic sufferings of the Jews have actually been the key to their survival, as other nations and races vanished into obscurity. Here is a book for Jews and non-Jews to enjoy, evoking a proud heritage while offering a hopeful vision of the future.

 

[montelatici]

"Jews were already in the area, as well as Christians and Muslims, More Arabs also emmigrated to the area in early 1900s as well, to get jobs."

Some facts from source documents:

Population of Jews in Palestine.

"There are now in the whole of Palestine hardly 700,000 people, a population much less than that of the province of Gallilee alone in the time of Christ.* (*See Sir George Adam Smith "Historical Geography of the Holy Land", Chap. 20.) Of these 235,000 live in the larger towns, 465,000 in the smaller towns and villages. Four-fifths of the whole population are Moslems. A small proportion of these are Bedouin Arabs; the remainder, although they speak Arabic and are termed Arabs, are largely of mixed race. Some 77,000 of the population are Christians, in large majority belonging to the Orthodox Church, and speaking Arabic. The minority are members of the Latin or of the Uniate Greek Catholic Church, or--a small number--are Protestants.

The Jewish element of the population numbers 76,000. Almost all have entered Palestine during the last 40 years. Prior to 1850 there were in the country only a handful of Jews. - See more at: Mandate for Palestine - Interim report of the Mandatory to the League of Nations Balfour Declaration text 30 July 1921

"Jews were already in the area, as well as Christians and Muslims, More Arabs also emmigrated to the area in early 1900s as well, to get jobs."

Some facts from source documents:

Population of Jews in Palestine.

"There are now in the whole of Palestine hardly 700,000 people, a population much less than that of the province of Gallilee alone in the time of Christ.* (*See Sir George Adam Smith "Historical Geography of the Holy Land", Chap. 20.) Of these 235,000 live in the larger towns, 465,000 in the smaller towns and villages. Four-fifths of the whole population are Moslems. A small proportion of these are Bedouin Arabs; the remainder, although they speak Arabic and are termed Arabs, are largely of mixed race. Some 77,000 of the population are Christians, in large majority belonging to the Orthodox Church, and speaking Arabic. The minority are members of the Latin or of the Uniate Greek Catholic Church, or--a small number--are Protestants.

The Jewish element of the population numbers 76,000. Almost all have entered Palestine during the last 40 years. Prior to 1850 there were in the country only a handful of Jews. - See more at: Mandate for Palestine - Interim report of the Mandatory to the League of Nations Balfour Declaration text 30 July 1921

And there was the British mandate, so it wasnt illegal for Jews to buy land. More than any other people , Jews have a historical tie to that land, Longer than anyone else. Much longer than the people called palestinians. Seems only logical after WW2 especialy that Jews with nowhere else to go except maybe the US try and settle there once again. There definately may be varying degrees of unfairness, but i have a problem with people who say Israel is practicing Genocide when they have tried to make peace. (not that you have said that)

The people of Palestine (of changing religions but the same people) have lived in the area for over 5,000 years. Far longer than the Europeans that started invading/settling in the late 1800s.

 

[montelatici]

"Jews were already in the area, as well as Christians and Muslims, More Arabs also emmigrated to the area in early 1900s as well, to get jobs."

Some facts from source documents:

Population of Jews in Palestine.

"There are now in the whole of Palestine hardly 700,000 people, a population much less than that of the province of Gallilee alone in the time of Christ.* (*See Sir George Adam Smith "Historical Geography of the Holy Land", Chap. 20.) Of these 235,000 live in the larger towns, 465,000 in the smaller towns and villages. Four-fifths of the whole population are Moslems. A small proportion of these are Bedouin Arabs; the remainder, although they speak Arabic and are termed Arabs, are largely of mixed race. Some 77,000 of the population are Christians, in large majority belonging to the Orthodox Church, and speaking Arabic. The minority are members of the Latin or of the Uniate Greek Catholic Church, or--a small number--are Protestants.

The Jewish element of the population numbers 76,000. Almost all have entered Palestine during the last 40 years. Prior to 1850 there were in the country only a handful of Jews. - See more at: Mandate for Palestine - Interim report of the Mandatory to the League of Nations Balfour Declaration text 30 July 1921

"Jews were already in the area, as well as Christians and Muslims, More Arabs also emmigrated to the area in early 1900s as well, to get jobs."

Some facts from source documents:

Population of Jews in Palestine.

"There are now in the whole of Palestine hardly 700,000 people, a population much less than that of the province of Gallilee alone in the time of Christ.* (*See Sir George Adam Smith "Historical Geography of the Holy Land", Chap. 20.) Of these 235,000 live in the larger towns, 465,000 in the smaller towns and villages. Four-fifths of the whole population are Moslems. A small proportion of these are Bedouin Arabs; the remainder, although they speak Arabic and are termed Arabs, are largely of mixed race. Some 77,000 of the population are Christians, in large majority belonging to the Orthodox Church, and speaking Arabic. The minority are members of the Latin or of the Uniate Greek Catholic Church, or--a small number--are Protestants.

The Jewish element of the population numbers 76,000. Almost all have entered Palestine during the last 40 years. Prior to 1850 there were in the country only a handful of Jews. - See more at: Mandate for Palestine - Interim report of the Mandatory to the League of Nations Balfour Declaration text 30 July 1921

And there was the British mandate, so it wasnt illegal for Jews to buy land. More than any other people , Jews have a historical tie to that land, Longer than anyone else. Much longer than the people called palestinians. Seems only logical after WW2 especialy that Jews with nowhere else to go except maybe the US try and settle there once again. There definately may be varying degrees of unfairness, but i have a problem with people who say Israel is practicing Genocide when they have tried to make peace. (not that you have said that)

But Jews owned less than 5% before partition. The non-Jews owned more than 90%. Why did the Jews evict the people that owned the land? Was it ok with you that Jews just stole the land from the people living there? wasn't it the Germans that killed the Jews? What did the Christians and Muslims of Palestine have to do with the Holocaust?

What are you braying again now? Same shit different day.

Again, Arabs invaded the region after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire approximately 1915 and with encouragement of the British. Bunch of illegal 20th Muslim invaders doesn't turn anybody into a land owner.

Arabs did not control the land nor was there this fictional Palestinian state at the time. The Ottoman Empire after 700 years was divided ENTIRELY into Muslim shitholes by the British and the French, the conquerors and victors of the war, except for Israel, which was designated to be the Jewish state and home of the Jewish people on their ancestral homeland.

The Arabs decided to start murdering the Jews and commit ethnic cleansing, which started with the Hebron Massacre of 1929. The Jews armed themselves, won the civil war, and established a successful flourishing state that has since defended itself time and again against groups of Muslim savages.

Israel is here to stay. The end.

The non-Jewish Palestinians not only controlled the land, they owned over 90% of it.

A Survey of Palestine Volume 2 Berman Jewish Policy Archive NYU Wagner

 

[montelatici]

....Israel is here to stay. The end.

They probably said that in every one of these former sovereign states

List of former sovereign states - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Nothing is ever here to stay...

Some just stay much longer than others.

Like Egypt?

 

[Challenger]

....Israel is here to stay. The end.

They probably said that in every one of these former sovereign states

List of former sovereign states - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Nothing is ever here to stay...

Some just stay much longer than others.

Indestructible Jews Max I. Dimont 9780451075949 Amazon.com Books

A compelling and readable account of the four thousand year history of a people that spans the globe and transcends the ages. From the ancient and simple faith of a small tribe to a global religion with adherents in every nation, the path of the Jews is traced through countless expulsions and migrations, the great tragedy of the Holocaust, and the joy of founding a homeland in Israel. Putting the struggle of a persecuted people into perspective, Max Dimont asks whether the tragic sufferings of the Jews have actually been the key to their survival, as other nations and races vanished into obscurity. Here is a book for Jews and non-Jews to enjoy, evoking a proud heritage while offering a hopeful vision of the future.

Jewish people, maybe. It's hard to kill an idea, especially when it comes to religion. There are still Zoroastrians out there and they pre-date Judaism.

 

[Challenger]

I thought the subject was about criticism of Israel, not Jewish people?

Is that what the OP says?

Forgot, English isn't your first language.

What's yours Achmed, Arabic?

English. Although I did learn French at school, along with Spanish, Greek and Latin, but I'm a bit rusty in all of those. I also know a bit of German, Swedish, Polish and Turkish from travelling to those countries in my time. Tried learning Arabic once, never could master it though, couldn't get to grips with the writing.

Interesting how you use the Russian/Eastern European spelling of the name "Ahmed"

Well even though the Koran is written in Arabic, many Muslims don't actually speak the language. Interesting how you pinpointed the spelling of the Muslim name Achmed, and can designate a region of the world based on how it's spelled. Must be from knowing so many Achmeds, Ahmed.

Nope, just Googled it.

 

[montelatici]

Hinduism oldest "active" religion, apparently.

 

[Roudy]

"Jews were already in the area, as well as Christians and Muslims, More Arabs also emmigrated to the area in early 1900s as well, to get jobs."

Some facts from source documents:

Population of Jews in Palestine.

"There are now in the whole of Palestine hardly 700,000 people, a population much less than that of the province of Gallilee alone in the time of Christ.* (*See Sir George Adam Smith "Historical Geography of the Holy Land", Chap. 20.) Of these 235,000 live in the larger towns, 465,000 in the smaller towns and villages. Four-fifths of the whole population are Moslems. A small proportion of these are Bedouin Arabs; the remainder, although they speak Arabic and are termed Arabs, are largely of mixed race. Some 77,000 of the population are Christians, in large majority belonging to the Orthodox Church, and speaking Arabic. The minority are members of the Latin or of the Uniate Greek Catholic Church, or--a small number--are Protestants.

The Jewish element of the population numbers 76,000. Almost all have entered Palestine during the last 40 years. Prior to 1850 there were in the country only a handful of Jews. - See more at: Mandate for Palestine - Interim report of the Mandatory to the League of Nations Balfour Declaration text 30 July 1921

"Jews were already in the area, as well as Christians and Muslims, More Arabs also emmigrated to the area in early 1900s as well, to get jobs."

Some facts from source documents:

Population of Jews in Palestine.

"There are now in the whole of Palestine hardly 700,000 people, a population much less than that of the province of Gallilee alone in the time of Christ.* (*See Sir George Adam Smith "Historical Geography of the Holy Land", Chap. 20.) Of these 235,000 live in the larger towns, 465,000 in the smaller towns and villages. Four-fifths of the whole population are Moslems. A small proportion of these are Bedouin Arabs; the remainder, although they speak Arabic and are termed Arabs, are largely of mixed race. Some 77,000 of the population are Christians, in large majority belonging to the Orthodox Church, and speaking Arabic. The minority are members of the Latin or of the Uniate Greek Catholic Church, or--a small number--are Protestants.

The Jewish element of the population numbers 76,000. Almost all have entered Palestine during the last 40 years. Prior to 1850 there were in the country only a handful of Jews. - See more at: Mandate for Palestine - Interim report of the Mandatory to the League of Nations Balfour Declaration text 30 July 1921

And there was the British mandate, so it wasnt illegal for Jews to buy land. More than any other people , Jews have a historical tie to that land, Longer than anyone else. Much longer than the people called palestinians. Seems only logical after WW2 especialy that Jews with nowhere else to go except maybe the US try and settle there once again. There definately may be varying degrees of unfairness, but i have a problem with people who say Israel is practicing Genocide when they have tried to make peace. (not that you have said that)

But Jews owned less than 5% before partition. The non-Jews owned more than 90%. Why did the Jews evict the people that owned the land? Was it ok with you that Jews just stole the land from the people living there? wasn't it the Germans that killed the Jews? What did the Christians and Muslims of Palestine have to do with the Holocaust?

What are you braying again now? Same shit different day.

Again, Arabs invaded the region after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire approximately 1915 and with encouragement of the British. Bunch of illegal 20th Muslim invaders doesn't turn anybody into a land owner.

Arabs did not control the land nor was there this fictional Palestinian state at the time. The Ottoman Empire after 700 years was divided ENTIRELY into Muslim shitholes by the British and the French, the conquerors and victors of the war, except for Israel, which was designated to be the Jewish state and home of the Jewish people on their ancestral homeland.

The Arabs decided to start murdering the Jews and commit ethnic cleansing, which started with the Hebron Massacre of 1929. The Jews armed themselves, won the civil war, and established a successful flourishing state that has since defended itself time and again against groups of Muslim savages.

Israel is here to stay. The end.

The non-Jewish Palestinians not only controlled the land, they owned over 90% of it.

A Survey of Palestine Volume 2 Berman Jewish Policy Archive NYU Wagner

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Documented evidençe of Arab invasion and defective logic? Land was Ottoman Empire territory for 700 years, if Arabs owned and controlled it, it would be Arab territory.

 

[Roudy]

Is that what the OP says?

Forgot, English isn't your first language.

What's yours Achmed, Arabic?

English. Although I did learn French at school, along with Spanish, Greek and Latin, but I'm a bit rusty in all of those. I also know a bit of German, Swedish, Polish and Turkish from travelling to those countries in my time. Tried learning Arabic once, never could master it though, couldn't get to grips with the writing.

Interesting how you use the Russian/Eastern European spelling of the name "Ahmed"

Well even though the Koran is written in Arabic, many Muslims don't actually speak the language. Interesting how you pinpointed the spelling of the Muslim name Achmed, and can designate a region of the world based on how it's spelled. Must be from knowing so many Achmeds, Ahmed.

Nope, just Googled it.

Yeah right. You googled the name Achmed. Sure, Ahmed. Ha ha ha.

 

[Roudy]

....Israel is here to stay. The end.

They probably said that in every one of these former sovereign states

List of former sovereign states - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Nothing is ever here to stay...

Some just stay much longer than others.

Indestructible Jews Max I. Dimont 9780451075949 Amazon.com Books

A compelling and readable account of the four thousand year history of a people that spans the globe and transcends the ages. From the ancient and simple faith of a small tribe to a global religion with adherents in every nation, the path of the Jews is traced through countless expulsions and migrations, the great tragedy of the Holocaust, and the joy of founding a homeland in Israel. Putting the struggle of a persecuted people into perspective, Max Dimont asks whether the tragic sufferings of the Jews have actually been the key to their survival, as other nations and races vanished into obscurity. Here is a book for Jews and non-Jews to enjoy, evoking a proud heritage while offering a hopeful vision of the future.

Jewish people, maybe. It's hard to kill an idea, especially when it comes to religion. There are still Zoroastrians out there and they pre-date Judaism.

Keep holding your breath. The countries that are currently self destructing are Israel's enemies.

 

[Roudy]

....Israel is here to stay. The end.

They probably said that in every one of these former sovereign states

List of former sovereign states - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia

Nothing is ever here to stay...

Some just stay much longer than others.

Like Egypt?

Ancient Rome, Egypt, and Greece are gone, but not the Jewish people and Israel.

 

[Roudy]

"Jews were already in the area, as well as Christians and Muslims, More Arabs also emmigrated to the area in early 1900s as well, to get jobs."

Some facts from source documents:

Population of Jews in Palestine.

"There are now in the whole of Palestine hardly 700,000 people, a population much less than that of the province of Gallilee alone in the time of Christ.* (*See Sir George Adam Smith "Historical Geography of the Holy Land", Chap. 20.) Of these 235,000 live in the larger towns, 465,000 in the smaller towns and villages. Four-fifths of the whole population are Moslems. A small proportion of these are Bedouin Arabs; the remainder, although they speak Arabic and are termed Arabs, are largely of mixed race. Some 77,000 of the population are Christians, in large majority belonging to the Orthodox Church, and speaking Arabic. The minority are members of the Latin or of the Uniate Greek Catholic Church, or--a small number--are Protestants.

The Jewish element of the population numbers 76,000. Almost all have entered Palestine during the last 40 years. Prior to 1850 there were in the country only a handful of Jews. - See more at: Mandate for Palestine - Interim report of the Mandatory to the League of Nations Balfour Declaration text 30 July 1921

"Jews were already in the area, as well as Christians and Muslims, More Arabs also emmigrated to the area in early 1900s as well, to get jobs."

Some facts from source documents:

Population of Jews in Palestine.

"There are now in the whole of Palestine hardly 700,000 people, a population much less than that of the province of Gallilee alone in the time of Christ.* (*See Sir George Adam Smith "Historical Geography of the Holy Land", Chap. 20.) Of these 235,000 live in the larger towns, 465,000 in the smaller towns and villages. Four-fifths of the whole population are Moslems. A small proportion of these are Bedouin Arabs; the remainder, although they speak Arabic and are termed Arabs, are largely of mixed race. Some 77,000 of the population are Christians, in large majority belonging to the Orthodox Church, and speaking Arabic. The minority are members of the Latin or of the Uniate Greek Catholic Church, or--a small number--are Protestants.

The Jewish element of the population numbers 76,000. Almost all have entered Palestine during the last 40 years. Prior to 1850 there were in the country only a handful of Jews. - See more at: Mandate for Palestine - Interim report of the Mandatory to the League of Nations Balfour Declaration text 30 July 1921

And there was the British mandate, so it wasnt illegal for Jews to buy land. More than any other people , Jews have a historical tie to that land, Longer than anyone else. Much longer than the people called palestinians. Seems only logical after WW2 especialy that Jews with nowhere else to go except maybe the US try and settle there once again. There definately may be varying degrees of unfairness, but i have a problem with people who say Israel is practicing Genocide when they have tried to make peace. (not that you have said that)

The people of Palestine (of changing religions but the same people) have lived in the area for over 5,000 years. Far longer than the Europeans that started invading/settling in the late 1800s.

Keep squirming all you want, Jew hater.

Jewish spiritual and physical ties to the land are undeniable and longer than anybody else. The Jewish state is a done deal, and here to stay.

Anti Zionism is anti semetism.

 

[montelatici]

Ancient Israel is gone too. Rome is called the Eternal City for a reason, and has been Rome continuously since Romulus and Remus, and the Romans never went anywhere they are in Italy today. Same for Greece and Egypt.

But it reminds me of this. You have the same unwarranted hubris that the Jew in this had, until straightened out:

 

[montelatici]

"Jews were already in the area, as well as Christians and Muslims, More Arabs also emmigrated to the area in early 1900s as well, to get jobs."

Some facts from source documents:

Population of Jews in Palestine.

"There are now in the whole of Palestine hardly 700,000 people, a population much less than that of the province of Gallilee alone in the time of Christ.* (*See Sir George Adam Smith "Historical Geography of the Holy Land", Chap. 20.) Of these 235,000 live in the larger towns, 465,000 in the smaller towns and villages. Four-fifths of the whole population are Moslems. A small proportion of these are Bedouin Arabs; the remainder, although they speak Arabic and are termed Arabs, are largely of mixed race. Some 77,000 of the population are Christians, in large majority belonging to the Orthodox Church, and speaking Arabic. The minority are members of the Latin or of the Uniate Greek Catholic Church, or--a small number--are Protestants.

The Jewish element of the population numbers 76,000. Almost all have entered Palestine during the last 40 years. Prior to 1850 there were in the country only a handful of Jews. - See more at: Mandate for Palestine - Interim report of the Mandatory to the League of Nations Balfour Declaration text 30 July 1921

"Jews were already in the area, as well as Christians and Muslims, More Arabs also emmigrated to the area in early 1900s as well, to get jobs."

Some facts from source documents:

Population of Jews in Palestine.

"There are now in the whole of Palestine hardly 700,000 people, a population much less than that of the province of Gallilee alone in the time of Christ.* (*See Sir George Adam Smith "Historical Geography of the Holy Land", Chap. 20.) Of these 235,000 live in the larger towns, 465,000 in the smaller towns and villages. Four-fifths of the whole population are Moslems. A small proportion of these are Bedouin Arabs; the remainder, although they speak Arabic and are termed Arabs, are largely of mixed race. Some 77,000 of the population are Christians, in large majority belonging to the Orthodox Church, and speaking Arabic. The minority are members of the Latin or of the Uniate Greek Catholic Church, or--a small number--are Protestants.

The Jewish element of the population numbers 76,000. Almost all have entered Palestine during the last 40 years. Prior to 1850 there were in the country only a handful of Jews. - See more at: Mandate for Palestine - Interim report of the Mandatory to the League of Nations Balfour Declaration text 30 July 1921

And there was the British mandate, so it wasnt illegal for Jews to buy land. More than any other people , Jews have a historical tie to that land, Longer than anyone else. Much longer than the people called palestinians. Seems only logical after WW2 especialy that Jews with nowhere else to go except maybe the US try and settle there once again. There definately may be varying degrees of unfairness, but i have a problem with people who say Israel is practicing Genocide when they have tried to make peace. (not that you have said that)

The people of Palestine (of changing religions but the same people) have lived in the area for over 5,000 years. Far longer than the Europeans that started invading/settling in the late 1800s.

Keep squirming all you want, Jew hater.

Jewish spiritual and physical ties to the land are undeniable and longer than anybody else. The Jewish state is a done deal, and here to stay.

Anti Zionism is anti semetism.

Who's squirming gentile hater? Demographic trends in the lands controlled by Israeli Jews will result in either in the continuation of apartheid, genocide/ethnic cleansing of the non-Jews or the creation of a secular democratic state that, of course could not be a Jewish state. There isn't a two-state solution anymore, unfortunately.

 

[Roudy]

Ancient Israel is gone too. Rome is called the Eternal City for a reason, and has been Rome continuously since Romulus and Remus, and the Romans never went anywhere they are in Italy today. Same for Greece and Egypt.

But it reminds me of this. You have the same unwarranted hubris that the Jew in this had, until straightened out:

You played this idiotic clip before, you anti semtic asswipe.

There is no hubris. Jews are back in their ancient homeland, practicing the same religion, traditions, and speaking the same language that their ancestors did. I'd say the years in exile have taught the Jewish people to survive and coexist, while maintaining their identity.

If the Kurds end up getting their state, they too would also be a realization of an ancient people back in their homeland, having survived thousands of years of suffering and being in exile.

 

[Roudy]

"Jews were already in the area, as well as Christians and Muslims, More Arabs also emmigrated to the area in early 1900s as well, to get jobs."

Some facts from source documents:

Population of Jews in Palestine.

"There are now in the whole of Palestine hardly 700,000 people, a population much less than that of the province of Gallilee alone in the time of Christ.* (*See Sir George Adam Smith "Historical Geography of the Holy Land", Chap. 20.) Of these 235,000 live in the larger towns, 465,000 in the smaller towns and villages. Four-fifths of the whole population are Moslems. A small proportion of these are Bedouin Arabs; the remainder, although they speak Arabic and are termed Arabs, are largely of mixed race. Some 77,000 of the population are Christians, in large majority belonging to the Orthodox Church, and speaking Arabic. The minority are members of the Latin or of the Uniate Greek Catholic Church, or--a small number--are Protestants.

The Jewish element of the population numbers 76,000. Almost all have entered Palestine during the last 40 years. Prior to 1850 there were in the country only a handful of Jews. - See more at: Mandate for Palestine - Interim report of the Mandatory to the League of Nations Balfour Declaration text 30 July 1921

"Jews were already in the area, as well as Christians and Muslims, More Arabs also emmigrated to the area in early 1900s as well, to get jobs."

Some facts from source documents:

Population of Jews in Palestine.

"There are now in the whole of Palestine hardly 700,000 people, a population much less than that of the province of Gallilee alone in the time of Christ.* (*See Sir George Adam Smith "Historical Geography of the Holy Land", Chap. 20.) Of these 235,000 live in the larger towns, 465,000 in the smaller towns and villages. Four-fifths of the whole population are Moslems. A small proportion of these are Bedouin Arabs; the remainder, although they speak Arabic and are termed Arabs, are largely of mixed race. Some 77,000 of the population are Christians, in large majority belonging to the Orthodox Church, and speaking Arabic. The minority are members of the Latin or of the Uniate Greek Catholic Church, or--a small number--are Protestants.

The Jewish element of the population numbers 76,000. Almost all have entered Palestine during the last 40 years. Prior to 1850 there were in the country only a handful of Jews. - See more at: Mandate for Palestine - Interim report of the Mandatory to the League of Nations Balfour Declaration text 30 July 1921

And there was the British mandate, so it wasnt illegal for Jews to buy land. More than any other people , Jews have a historical tie to that land, Longer than anyone else. Much longer than the people called palestinians. Seems only logical after WW2 especialy that Jews with nowhere else to go except maybe the US try and settle there once again. There definately may be varying degrees of unfairness, but i have a problem with people who say Israel is practicing Genocide when they have tried to make peace. (not that you have said that)

The people of Palestine (of changing religions but the same people) have lived in the area for over 5,000 years. Far longer than the Europeans that started invading/settling in the late 1800s.

Keep squirming all you want, Jew hater.

Jewish spiritual and physical ties to the land are undeniable and longer than anybody else. The Jewish state is a done deal, and here to stay.

Anti Zionism is anti semetism.

Who's squirming gentile hater? Demographic trends in the lands controlled by Israeli Jews will result in either in the continuation of apartheid, genocide/ethnic cleansing of the non-Jews or the creation of a secular democratic state that, of course could not be a Jewish state. There isn't a two-state solution anymore, unfortunately.

Keep dreaming. Jews are settling in their ancient homeland of Judeah and Samaria and will soon be annexing it and making it part of Israel. There is no other possible outcome. It's only a question of when and not if.

 

[aris2chat]

I thought the subject was about criticism of Israel, not Jewish people?

Is that what the OP says?

Forgot, English isn't your first language.

What's yours Achmed, Arabic?

English. Although I did learn French at school, along with Spanish, Greek and Latin, but I'm a bit rusty in all of those. I also know a bit of German, Swedish, Polish and Turkish from travelling to those countries in my time. Tried learning Arabic once, never could master it though, couldn't get to grips with the writing.

Interesting how you use the Russian/Eastern European spelling of the name "Ahmed"

Well even though the Koran is written in Arabic, many Muslims don't actually speak the language. Interesting how you pinpointed the spelling of the Muslim name Achmed, and can designate a region of the world based on how it's spelled. Must be from knowing so many Achmeds, Ahmed.

there are a number of databases that give the origins, meanings and locations for names. Even one for the FBI to help with unfamiliar names.
My father could tell you that origins, background and even some family history of names and faces. Much like looking at the eyes and nose to determine where someone's family originated from.