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independentone "Wouldn't you do everything in your power to get your home and land back?"
Maybe, or maybe not. I believe that a home is where someone lives. Other criteria are strict and, to some extent, not in favor of Palestinians. Settlements since 1967 are illegal as Israel has put civilians in occupied territories and built homes for them in those territories, but the other lands stolen from the Palestinians are in Israel and have been since it was established. They are considered "legal." It has to be said that Palestine was not a country. After WWI, there was a struggle between Arab nationalists and Jewish nationalists. The British told both groups that they could have a state in Palestine. Arabs lived in this land, with some Jews. It had belonged to the Ottoman Empire and the British gained control over it. It was theirs to toy with. This is history. It's all wrong, and someone is always made to lose. The Jews lost when they were expelled by the Romans after their struggle for independence, and centuries later they came back to get what they want. Arabs living there were seen as invisible. "Never again" means never again for Jews, not anyone else. Middle Eastern and North African Jews, who did not experience the Holocaust, also became nationalists and see Israel as their homeland. It may not have been their country for a very long time, but it doesn't matter to them.
"Wouldn't you despise the person or group that took it over?"
Group? Does this mean a Jew is right to despise Germans? Germans were Nazis, and they stole homes and murdered people. Should they be hated? No. Hate gets us nowhere. I understand why they feel it, but we can't pretend it is a good thing to feel or that it will help the person feeling it. That said, the Palestinians have endured decades of oppression and are now subject to a mass slaughter and genocide. I feel for the civilians suffering in Gaza. Violence and martyrdom isn't the way. Bombing and shooting civilians is abhorrent, and so is starving them. It seems there is no end in sight to either. This is a mess, and continued war is never going to resolve it. Innocent people are dying, and I feel very sorry for them. Oppression, terror, and being stateless is part of the daily life of a Palestinian.
Going back to my initial question, it was meant to address the purpose that Israel serves to the US. There is no way that a minority group would be given their own state without it being of some benefit to the powers ensuring its creation. Violence and terrorism played some part with the British, who couldn't be bothered to deal with it after making their promise, but what was the reason for the US to accept Israel and make it its closest ally? They have something to gain. Incidentally, Jewish wealth in the US has increased a lot since the mid-century. There is tremendous wealth and influence.
