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Originally Posted by Sliver
Of course it is. There's an entire history and context to what happened that started before last weekend.
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Okay, since you mentioned context...modern Israel wasn't founded because of religious beliefs. I'm sure that was part of it for some, but Jews were looking for a homeland somewhere in the world where they could form their own state and protect themselves, because throughout their entire history they were persecuted wherever they went. Crimea was also considered at some point and possibly other areas. Your take seems pretty simplistic especially in light of looking for context.
At some point, everyone has to get over how we got here and try to make the best of it. In this particular region, Jews can lay claim to the area and so can many other groups including Palestinians. I hope you're not claiming that because the descendants of modern Canadians stole the land and tried to ethnically cleanse them and them placed them in quasi-apartheid conditions, that you'd be okay if they murdered civilians.