i'll agree with fal on this on certain points: israel is by no means a victim, they contributed to the violence that has been going on for years as much as the palstinians have, and that the main cause of the whole mess was that the british mishandled the situation. however, fal is leaving quite a few points out.
When israel first started accepting refugees, they incorporated them into existing jewish communities that had already been bought. when they started looking for their own independant state, that's when violence erupted from both sides. the UN voted for partition, which left part of palestine to the jews, at this, arab nations invaded the country, intent on killing them off and getting them out of palestine. israel fought back, and as a result of the war, palestine was faced with an enormous refugee problem when jewish forces captured and occupied previously arab settlements. THIS is probably where the main point of the argument takes place. was it fair game for israel to keep the spoils of a war so to speak? or should they have allowed the palestinian refugees back in their homes when "peace" was established.
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