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Originally posted by Bleeding Red@Nov 5 2004, 06:13 PM
Unfortunately I only have time for a short reply.
I understand that Muslims are decendants of Ishmael. The Bible also clearly states that Abraham's covenent with the Lord will pass through Isaac, not Ishmael.
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The thing about the Bible is that it is not an unbiased source. It's like saying that the Hindu religion is the only truth because it says so in the Vedas.
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The raw deal in 1947 would have seen the Arab state get more than 65% of the farmland available in the region and would have been bigger than what they will get with a negotiated peace.
800,000 of those 'Europeanized Jews" came from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Moracco, Libya, Egypt and other Arab countries
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Assuming that the 65% is correct, the Arabs also had 3 times as many people to feed in 1947.
http://i-cias.com/e.o/israel_5.htm The raw deal had more to do with the right of Arabs within Israel proper and access for people between the two states. It is true that what they were offered then was better than anything they'll now though.
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Yes, many settlers would prefer not to have peace.
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Many of the religious fanatics/settlers feel that Ur and Babylon are rightfully theirs as well. You can see why Israel's neighbours are suspicious, especially of the occupation and settlements. Ironically, they could probably make more of a legal justification for Babylon since the modern city of Baghdad was actually 60% Jewish up until the 20th century.
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On burying Arafat -# would the US allow Stalin, Breshniev, any former Soviet leader, Hitler, Castro, Benidict Arnold, The president of the Confederate States of America to be buried at Arlington?
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Do any of those guys have a cultural or historical link to Arlington though?