Quote Originally Posted by ermitonto
You seem to have the right idea. Everybody who's ever owned that territory throughout written history has been a conqueror. So why support one conqueror over another? We should support every community and every individual's right to make the decisions that affect their lives, without subservience to those who wish to conquer and control others.
Its not just about the land, its how Israel treats the Palestinians. Not only do children have to go to school everyday in fear that some Isreali sniper might shoot them, but they're not entitled to the same benefits as Isrealis. They live in ghettos, have their houses demolished, just because they're not Jewish. The number of Palestinian deaths far surpass Isreali deaths, and this is never covered. People rightly criticize muslim countries for following religious laws and discriminating minorities, but what about Isreal??? They say Isreali is a democracy but how can a "jewish state" be a democracy? you either try to perserve the Jewish character of the state or allow equal representation with Palestinians, which would defeat the purpose of a Jewish state. Of course they have no intention of making peace with Palestinians.