Building Settlements On Occupied Land...

The US didn't permanently occupy or build settlements in Japan or Germany after WW2. That would have been a violation of international law. Israel ihas been in violation of international law for more than 50 years with the occupation and settlement of the land seized in the 1967 war.

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Harmonium1923 · 51-55, M

This is historically flawed in so many different levels I don’t have time to write it all out. But here are two things to consider:

1. What people lived in Jerusalem and the surrounding lands before Christianity and Islam were even developed, and why do you feel they have no right to be there now?

2. Before using the Us as an example of enlightened occupations you may wish to read “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”. History didn’t begin in 1948.

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trollslayer · 46-50, M

@Harmonium1923
1) and who before them? And who is saying Jews have no right to live there?
2) nobody is saying history began in 1948. The subject is the lands taken in 1967.

Harmonium1923 · 51-55, M

@jshm2 Um, what? I think you’ve lost the plot.

GrinNude · 61-69, C

@Harmonium1923 He is correct. The subject of the post is the occupied lands taken in 1967. Your responses have been off topic.

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Harmonium1923 · 51-55, M

@GrinNude Please see my prior response.

trollslayer · 46-50, M

@Harmonium1923 are anti zionist jews (a large portion of the protesters) anti semitic? What about people who have no issues with the 1948 israel boundaries, but have issues with expansion into golan heights, gaza, and west bank? I thought you were talking about people here. I have seen very few posts on here saying israel with pre-1967 borders should go bye-bye. As to the “75 years of occupation” kids, i have to think most are simply ignorant to history.

Every other country considers occupation of west bank and east jerusalem illegal under international law. Golan, too, with the exception of Trump, who did do because Netanyahu promised to name Trumpville settlement after him.