Dear Lord Rothschild,

I have much pleasure in conveying to you, on behalf of His Majesty's Government, the following declaration of sympathy with Jewish Zionist aspirations which has been submitted to, and approved by, the Cabinet.

"His Majesty's Government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country."

I should be grateful if you would bring this declaration to the knowledge of the Zionist Federation.

Yours sincerely, Arthur James Balfour


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The Jewish homeland was established based upon this declaration, honoured by the UK as part of their mandate in the middle-east (although they may not have had much choice in the long run)


But given the hassle and death over the last 50 years due to the state of Isreal - Do you think that the World would have been a better place if the state of Isreal was never established?

That declaration had no meaning afterwards,as the British did everything besides deport Jews,in order to keep them out....It meant nothing.

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To be free people,in our own land,the land of Zion and Jeruaslem

Yes this is the treacherous letter that proves the Zionists will do anything and stab anyone in the back to get what they want.

The truth is the Jewish people were treated great in Germany until Germany found out the Zionists made a deal with the British to get their own homeland. The Zionist were required to betray Germany and bring the U.S. into WW1. The British were required to help them get their homeland. The Zionist needed Germany to do commit atrocities against the Jews and scare the Jews into leaving. The U.S. and England were required to close their countries to the refugee Jews so they had nowhere to go but the middle east. How many Jews the Zionist killed will never be known but they will kill their own just to get what they want.

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Voltaire: “Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the power to make you commit injustices.”

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PALESTINE

Isn't it interesting how easily some just dismiss the basic tenant of War...

"To the Victor go the spoils"...

You lose a War, you risk losing your territory, especially in centuries long past.

Regards,
Gaar

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A leader, once convinced a particular course of action is the right one, must have the determination to stick with it and be undaunted when the going gets rough -- Ronald Reagan

we lose the war ..
but there is a strong resistence ...

we lose the war ..
but i wont forget my grandfather's house in Haifa ...

we lose the war ..
but there is a nation who is rising again ..

regards,
refugee since 1948

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PALESTINE

Yeah and ou could have had peace,you could have had love and co-work,but you wrecked it all......To the victor and the just goes the spoil of the dumb.

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To be free people,in our own land,the land of Zion and Jeruaslem

The problem for many nations is not winning a war, but what they do with their victory. Germany, for example, was formed when Prussia fought a series of brilliant wars that allowed them to unify the various german states.
Unfortunately for them, Bismarck died and they got delusions of grandeur and tried to bully the rest of Europe. World Wars One and Two were the result, neither of which ended well for Germany.

Now we have Israel, temporary top dog in the Middle East, which is in the same sort of position, except their united nation contains a lot of people who don't want to be in their country (the Palestineans). I would agree with Kaka that the Palesitineans, and the arabs in general, have been very slow to make their peace with the idea of Israel, but the example of Egypt shows that it can happen.

Having been in Israel/Palestine and seen the Israel treatment of Palestineans firsthand, I would argue that the way the Israelis treat the Palestineans almost guarantees that they will continue to hate Israel. Israel has used its victory to, frankly, both bully the Palestineans and to steal from them (land, water rights, travel rights, economic opportunity, and even hope). If I was a young Palestinean, I'd want to kill an Israeli too.

History tells us that things change. If Israel doesn't wise up, that change will not be for the better.

So it surprises you they are kicking your behind yet again?

You know the definition of insanity, right?

Attempting the same thing over and over and over, yet THIS time you expect a different outcome.

Aint happening.

Regards,
Gaar

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A leader, once convinced a particular course of action is the right one, must have the determination to stick with it and be undaunted when the going gets rough -- Ronald Reagan

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"The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left."
Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV)