Israel was born of ethnic cleansing that resulted in over 700,000 indigenous residents of Mandate Palestine being forced from homes and farms that some had occupied for generations and funneled into squalid refugee camps in Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, and Jordan. This occurred because Arabs objected to a UN decree ( backed by the imperial powers of the day) that awarded Jews with over half the land of Mandate Palestine, in spite of the fact Jews owned about 6% of that real estate and comprised less than one-third of all the people living there. Jews won the war that resulted and during that aspect of their ethnic cleansing campaign increased their total land holdings to about 75% of Palestine, without any regard for the Hague Regulations of 1907 or the UN Charter of 1945 both of which make it illegal to acquire territory by force of arms.
No it was born out of a need for compassion that is still lacking in the arab muslims. At the end of the day the arab muslims really had no say in what the lands LEGAL OWNERS did with the land. They were just squatters living of the backs of the hard working Jews and being parasites, still clinging to a 7c declaration that their god had made them the chosen people and had given them the world to own. Every civilised history book tells of illegal arab muslim migration to Palestine on the rumours of work and possible theft of Jewish farms. A practise as old as islam itself and it is proscribed for muslims as a means of gaining land and sex slaves. The Palestinians have practised ethnic cleansing since the arrived in the land and just recently cleansed its land of 10% of the population and not a whisper from you lot. Same when hamas/fatah wiped out each others families in gaza and the west bank and more children were murdered then than Israel has killed since 2005, again not a whisper from you over this. In fact every time the Palestinians murder their own people or go on a killing spree you say nothing, but let the Jews defend themselves against Palestinian violence and terrorism and you make vile claims about war crimes and child murder that have no basis in truth or reality. Your common sense is blinded by your hatred of the Jews and you need to be treated for it before you do something stupid.
Now show what territory Israel has stolen by force of arms, and none of your partisan ISLAMONAZI LYING SITES
"Gaza’s economic decline is seen in the near collapse of its agricultural sector.
"One factor is the destruction of around 7,800 acres of agricultural land during Cast Lead. Consequently, approximately one-third of Gaza’s total arable land is out of production.
"Furthermore, Israeli-imposed buffer zones — areas of restricted access — now absorb nearly 14 percent of Gaza’s total land and at least 48 percent of total arable land.
"Similarly, the sea buffer zone covers 85 percent of the maritime area promised to Palestinians in the Oslo Accords, reducing 20 nautical miles to three, where waters are fouled by sewage flows in excess of 23 million gallons daily.
"Another critical constraint is water. Gaza’s aquifer has been ruined by prolonged over-pumping and sewage and contaminant infiltration.
"Almost all of Gaza’s municipal wells used for drinking water are seriously polluted.
"Due to the breakdown of Gaza’s sanitation infrastructure, particularly after 2008, this infiltration has led to elevated levels of nitrates and chlorides in the groundwater and soil — far above World Health Organization safety levels — posing a dangerous health risk to humans and livestock.
"Israel’s blockade policy restricts the entry of materials needed to repair, maintain, and upgrade Gaza’s sewage and wastewater treatment infrastructure. Save the Children reported in 2011 that Israeli airstrikes destroyed water and sanitation infrastructure valued at $1.3 million."
Where?s our humanity for Gaza? - Opinion - The Boston Globe
