Top British attorney Natasha Hausdorff dismantled the Palestinian narrative with cold historical facts.
There was never a sovereign Arab state called “Palestine.” The British Mandate of Palestine was simply British administration over the historic Land of Israel after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
Jews lived continuously in the land for centuries — including under Ottoman rule, when they formed the majority in Jerusalem. Before 1909, Tel Aviv was empty desert legally purchased by Jews, who built it from nothing. No Arabs were displaced.
After the British handed the mandate to the UN, the Arab world rejected the partition plan and launched a war to destroy the Jewish state. Arab armies and local militias tried to “push the Jews into the sea.” At the same time, Arab countries ethnically cleansed their ancient Jewish communities, forcing nearly a million Jews to flee to Israel.
During the war, Arab leaders ordered local Arabs to evacuate combat zones so their armies could annihilate the Jews. Many of those who left later became permanent “refugees” under Egyptian and Jordanian control.
Israel has never committed genocide — and never will. By defending itself, it prevents another holocaust.
Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Islamic regime of Iran are the real obstacles to peace in the Middle East.
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@GumptionAndCo It’s been offered multiple times and rejected in favor of war and terrorism. They want one thing and that’s killing Jews. They must be ended.
It is fascinating to watch how the narrative shifts depending on who is in the chair. Back when the Harper government was in office, any dip or fiscal struggle was treated by the commentariat as a fundamental failure of his economic philosophy. Columnists like Andrew Coyne were quick to hold the Conservatives to the fire, criticizing deviations from fiscal discipline as a complete abandonment of their principles.
Fast forward to today, and suddenly the discourse is all about technical this and unforeseen that. We have gone from holding leaders to a high standard of market driven results to giving them a pass on the semantics.
The math of a recession does not change based on the party in power. If it was a crisis back then because of policy choices, why is it just a technical footnote now? We deserve a consistent yardstick. If you are going to be a critic, be one, but stop moving the goalposts depending on who is holding the ball. We are tired of the spin. Lets get back to some real, objective economic reality.
@GaryScotianNS Your belief is wrong. Who pushes racial narratives. Who calls us genocidal? Who demands cross dressers right over women? Who wants to censor social media? Who blocks resource dev? It’s ALWAYS the Liberals dividing Canada.