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Old 12-24-2016, 11:21 PM
 
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Israel officially supports a two-state solution. They were condemned because they keep building Israeli settlements in the would-be second state of that solution. They were called out and are acting like a country that got caught would act.

Frankly, I feel sorry for Israelis. Netanyahu's rash actions are harming them.
There will be no two state solution if the Palestinians continue to deny Israel's right to exist.

So Israel might as well build the settlements.

The land belongs to Israel anyway.

It was won in a war started -- and lost -- by the Arabs/Muslims.
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Old 12-24-2016, 11:22 PM
 
Location: St. Louis
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So it was useless when we pointed out violations of UN resolutions by Saddam Hussein so that we'd have a pretext for war?

Why weren't you conservatives talking about how useless the UN was back then? Hell, it could've saved thousands of American soldier's lives.

But no, you all liked the UN back then because it was useful.

You might ask Bill Clinton and the Democrats about their case for war against Hussein.
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Old 12-24-2016, 11:24 PM
 
Location: St Paul
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America pays it's fair share for Israel. Trump is an hypocrite. He said America first, but he puts Israel on a pedestal. Let Israel pay for its own defenses.
I thought Trump was an anti-Semite?
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Old 12-24-2016, 11:27 PM
 
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There will be no two state solution if the Palestinians continue to deny Israel's right to exist.

So Israel might as well build the settlements.

The land belongs to Israel anyway.

It was won in a war started -- and lost -- by the Arabs/Muslims.
No, it doesn't. Israel belongs to Israel. The West Bank and Gaza Strip are status pending... De facto, they belong to Israel, but not de jure.
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Old 12-25-2016, 12:08 AM
 
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Israel wouldn't have a finger to flip if the UN had not established it.
Sure it would. Jews were buying land and moving to what became Israel before the UN got involved. They were buying land and encouraging other Jews to do the same. Since the land was viewed as practically worthless, it was easy for them to purchase. Israel was pretty much inevitable.
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Old 12-25-2016, 12:29 AM
 
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No, it doesn't. Israel belongs to Israel. The West Bank and Gaza Strip are status pending... De facto, they belong to Israel, but not de jure.
No one cares about "de jure."

Let the uncompromising Palestinians rot while Israel controls their movements, water, electricity, etc.

They seem to be very slow in understanding that they are not the ones with the power.

The one thing they never do is miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity.
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Old 12-25-2016, 12:33 AM
 
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I thought Trump was an anti-Semite?
They have trouble keeping their stories straight -- LOL.
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Old 12-25-2016, 12:35 AM
 
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Sure it would. Jews were buying land and moving to what became Israel before the UN got involved. They were buying land and encouraging other Jews to do the same. Since the land was viewed as practically worthless, it was easy for them to purchase. Israel was pretty much inevitable.
Exactly.

The UN was just recognizing a fait accompli.

Israel wasn't created by the UN.

Israel was created by its own ability to defeat the surrounding Arab countries time after time after time.
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Old 12-25-2016, 12:44 AM
 
Location: NY in body, Mayberry in spirit.
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So it was useless when we pointed out violations of UN resolutions by Saddam Hussein so that we'd have a pretext for war?

Why weren't you conservatives talking about how useless the UN was back then? Hell, it could've saved thousands of American soldier's lives.

But no, you all liked the UN back then because it was useful.
Your act is tiresome. You can't get over the Election Day butt whipping. We get it. Get a therapy dog.
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Old 12-25-2016, 01:17 AM
 
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So, since Obama has been dropping bombs all over the ME, now you are pro-war and happy being the world's police/enforcer?

It seems as you love to accommodate your party whatever the stance.

We should be out of the UN, keep our noses out of other countries affairs and stop being the police for the globe. If you disagree, that's up to you.
I've never been pro war. I haven't been for one single war since Vietnam.

You HAVE been for the wars though.
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Your act is tiresome. You can't get over the Election Day butt whipping. We get it. Get a therapy dog.
If my act is so tiresome, why'd you respond to me?
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