Israel was a mistake?

[alang1216]

That's rather a good post, showing logic and compassion.
My bold, is where I have to agree with you, with the exception of the right to land you hold the deeds for.
For instance, there are many families that still hold the deeds for land owned by their families, but those families were forced from that land by invasion. We are talking about living original owners or their first generation family, many of whom were probably residents as children.
The Israeli government could compensate the occupants for their loss of the stolen property they occupy, or pay the deed holders the full market value as compensation.

I take your point. If someone came up with a Roman deed to a piece of land they'd have a legitimate to claim the land. Extreme example maybe but it shows there can be multiple, legitimate claims to the same piece of land.

I think the Israeli government should have no problem paying off deed holders if they were willing to give up title to the land. The problem is that would mean giving up the fight against Israel and there are factions that would never agree to that.

You would find many of the deeds to be forgeries and of recent manufacture, but there is a repository of land owners in Palestine and it is held by the British. This shows that the arab muslims refused to validate their ownership because it meant higher taxes and conscription.

And where did the British get the right to determine ownership? From the Turks. Where did the Turks get the right to determine ownership? From the Arabs. Where did the Arabs get the right to determine ownership? ad infinitum