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Native Americans in this country get reperations for the land that was stolen from them. I know this because my best friends growing up were members of a tribe, and they got their "Indian money" when they reached their majority. I don't know if this still goes on, but they both received a nice chunk of change. Enough to make a down payment on a home or buy a car outright.
Granted, its not the same as receiving the land back that was stolen from their ancestors, however, their tribe does have reservation land. Luckily, their tribe still exists. And they don't call themselves Native Americans, by the way, but whatever.
Will the Israeli's do the same for the Palestinians once they follow the list of imaginings you listed in your first post?
What I dislike the most about your argument (the Native American analogy) is this; don't you think American's know first hand what can happen in Israel because it already happend here? Sure, we won, but at what cost? I personally don't want Israel to win by committing genocide on the Palestinians like "we" basically did to a fair number of the tribes that used to roam this country. Tribes that spoke different languages, looked different, and had different cultures, though you seem to be fond of putting those differing peoples under the blanket term, Native American.
I could give back the land I live on to my friends, but they weren't from this part of the country. But all Native Americans are the same I suppose. Right? Just like all Palestinians.
