•  sqgl   ( @sqgl@beehaw.org ) 
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    Why do i keep hearing it described like losing a game?

    What do you mean by “it”?

    I thought we were talking specifically about changes to the borders of what was given to them (irresponsibly?) by the Allies after WW2.

    The 6 day war in 1967 was initiated by surrounding Arab countries. Israel won that war and expanded into the Sinai and Gaza (Egypt), Golan Heights (Syria), West Bank and East Jerusalem (Jordan). They didn’t initiate the expansion. They then returned the Sinai to Egypt.

    Admittedly after that they did take more without provocation. The chipping away with settlements is happening to this very day.

    I just rewatched the above video in order to spell out the details. It is all new to me. Have a look yourself if you are genuinely interested in discussing the conflict. It really is well made and easy to follow (I dunno if there are errors though).

    • Nothing was ever given to them, only taken. They were living there already. They did not consent to being murdered and evicted from where they lived, and predictably they fought against it. That they lost against a much larger, internationally backed army invading their land doesnt exactly persuade me that they should lose their right to living there.

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        Nothing was ever given to them, only taken

        Who is “them”? I was talking about the land given to Jews by the colonisers: England and France.

        The 6 day war had a larger army on the Arab side. I dunno how much financial backing Israel had from USA or how it compared with the backing (if any) by the Arab oil states and I doubt you know or care either.

        I am trying to learn here, but you just insist on lazy mud slinging. Blocking you.