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Re: The skinny on Jenin, the European Press
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 28 May 2002 15:01:06 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> This is the part that messes me up, though; aren't there quite a few
> people now living in that region who were personally subject to relocation?
> If so, then they would seem to have a legitimate grievance.
only relocation by their own choice - AFAIK, Israel never forced anyone to
leave their houses in '48 (or '67), the people who left did so from their
own free will. Fearing Israel will do to them what the Arab countries would
have done to the Jews if the situation was reversed. So the only legitimate
grievance, as far as I can see, is "I abandoned my home 40 years ago, you
lived there, developed it, and now I want it back".
Dan
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Message has 1 Reply: | | Re: The skinny on Jenin, the European Press
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| (...) You're wrong. Read around the subject a little more. As the Israeli forces advanced they destroyed whole villages in their path. Israel was able to clear 80% of Palestinians from the area (~700,000 individuals). (...) Well, I think they wanted (...) (22 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) This is the part that messes me up, though; aren't there quite a few people now living in that region who were personally subject to relocation? If so, then they would seem to have a legitimate grievance. (...) Well, sure--I agree that (...) (22 years ago, 28-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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