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Palestine was a natural choice for Jewish refugees. The problem was those pesky natives who were in the way. European Isrealis thought they should be shoved into the desert as they took over the prime real estate on the Mediterranean, wells, groves....
And those Arabs didn't go for such a deal? Why didn't the Zionists throw in a couple pounds of beads while they were at it?
If Isreal wanted peace, Isreal could have peace, but it would involve admitting that Palestinians didn't just up and leave because the Arabs told them to, or that they have a legitimate claim to their own homes.
Whining about hate to everyone that points out that this is your basic real estate war (how many wars aren't?) becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. Every human on this planet comes from history. Every. Single. One. Welcome to history. No one has ownership over it.
