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Originally Posted by Mike Okitch
According to the CIA world factbook, ( http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/...k/geos/is.html) Israel has declared it's independence on May 14th, 1948. Since this is very recent in history, I can't help but believe that some people, rightly or wrongly, at the time felt that their land was stolen. Whether this qualifies as "whining" is a debate which I will not get into here.
But to sum it up, Israel has been founded in a location where people where already present. That is consequently the cause of their problems today. In France however, it is quite the opposite because those people where invited in as immigrants.
That Sir is the reason why I disagree when you say that France has a small taste of what Israel has to deal with. You may stop rolling your eyes. |
You have more patience than I.
You are quite right, situation are not at all similar.
France was the Occupier of most North African muslim countries ( I just watched again lately " La guerre d"algerie" from director Gillo Pontecorvo).
For political reason, they hav eallowed relatively open immigration to France from these ex-colonies .. Now, they are facing the consequences... But, to my knowledge, land in France was always French land ( aside from the Roman occupation ).
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Citizen Cain analogy is irrelevant and worthless, as most of his posts...
This is why I just posted a picture of an idiot wearing an idiot hat, in answer to his stupid posty ( lawe of the less effort )
This said, it doesn't mean that I support the attacks against Israelis civilians ... neither the ones against civilians palestinians.