re: Which side are you on: Israeli vs. Palestinian vs. Magma edition

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In what way are the Israelis our allies? It seems like a very one-way relationship to me.

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It's totally one way. We have better technology for spying (yes, we do, it's not the 1970's anymore), better weaponry, more currency, larger military and supply countless aid to Israel.

They give us almost nothing in return.

The South Koreans on the other hand...

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The South Koreans have always been down to ride. Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan, wherever, it don't matter.

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Exactly man. If America got invaded tomorrow, South Korea would immediately deploy troops, so would another ally -- Australia. There are definitely worthwhile foreign relations -- Israel is not one of them.

I've always said that Israel is to America what North Korea is to China.

Disregard for national law, always dragging us into conflicts we don't want and serve no purpose.

At least, however, North Korea serves as a buffer to the South.

Israel doesn't even do that.

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gotta side with Israel on this one. if someone was lobbing missiles at me I'd f'k them up too

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What would you do if someone moved into your homeland, said it was theirs and then kicked you out?

Probably just bend over and take it, huh?

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What would you do if someone moved into your homeland, said it was theirs and then kicked you out?

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Couple things:

1. Israel became a nation in 1312 BCE, two thousand years before the rise of Islam.

2. Arab refugees in Israel began identifying themselves as part of a Palestinian people in 1967, two decades after the establishment of the modern State of Israel.

3. Since the Jewish conquest in 1272 BCE, the Jews have had dominion over the land for one thousand years with a continuous presence in the land for the past 3,300 years.

4. The only Arab dominion since the conquest in 635 CE lasted no more than 22 years.

5. For over 3,300 years, Jerusalem has been the Jewish capital Jerusalem has never been the capital of any Arab or Muslim entity. Even when the Jordanians occupied Jerusalem, they never sought to make it their capital, and Arab leaders did not come to visit.

6. Jerusalem is mentioned over 700 times in Tanach, the Jewish Holy Scriptures. Jerusalem is not mentioned once in the Koran.

7. King David founded the city of Jerusalem. Mohammed never came to Jerusalem.

8. Jews pray facing Jerusalem. Muslims pray with their backs toward Jerusalem.

9. In 1948 the Arab refugees were encouraged to leave Israel by Arab leaders promising to purge the land of Jews. Sixty-eight percent left without ever seeing an Israeli soldier.

10. The Jewish refugees were forced to flee from Arab lands due to Arab brutality, persecution, and slaughter.

11. The number of Arab refugees who left Israel in 1948 is estimated to be around 630,000. The number of Jewish refugees from Arab lands is estimated to be the same.

12. Arab refugees were intentionally not absorbed or integrated into the Arab lands to which they fled, despite the vast Arab territory. Out of the 100,000,000 refugees since World War II, theirs is the only refugee group in the world that has never been absorbed or integrated into their own people's lands. Jewish refugees were completely absorbed into Israel, a country no larger than the state of New Jersey.

13. The Arabs are represented by eight separate nations, not including the Palestinians. There is only one Jewish nation. The Arab nations initiated all five wars and lost. Israel defended itself each time and won.

14. The PLO's Charter still calls for the destruction of the State of Israel. Israel has given the Palestinians most of the West Bank land, autonomy under the Palestinian Authority, and has supplied them.

15. Under Jordanian rule, Jewish holy sites were desecrated and the Jews were denied access to places of worship. Under Israeli rule, all Muslim and Christian sites have been preserved and made accessible to people of all faiths.



What now, Schmeckle dong.

Oh shiii....

Don't!!!! I think you'll break google or something. Googception.

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Don't!!!! I think you'll break google or something. Googception.

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Is there some kind of chart we can use to determine who is right here?