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Posted in: Roger Cohen: The Israelis are the problem
11/18/09 12:50 AM
Dear Kevin Kamberg, What did you mean by "Palestinian lands"? When did the West Bank become Palestinian land? I assume you know that the area of the West Bank was included in the Balfour Declaration in 1919 for the Jewish state, and codified by the League of Nations in 1922; that mandate has never been legally abrogated. The Arabs were offered that part of Israel in 1947 but rejected the offer. So, I ask again, how and when did the West Bank become Palestinian? If anything, this land is occupied BY the Palestinians, not the other way around.
Posted in: Jews in Palestine
10/22/09 12:57 AM
Interesting idea. And the corollary should also be considered, such that the Arab population currently living in Israel become citizens of "Palestine," but continue to be welcome to live in Israel as legal residents, but without Israeli citizenship. Wouldn't that be the natural counterbalance, and a blessing to Israel?
Posted in: Carter replies to Abram's reply-UPDATES
09/10/09 12:37 AM
When did the West Bank become "Palestinian land"? The West Bank was part of the original land given to the Jews by the Balfour Declaration during the British Mandate after the end of World War 1, and then codified by the League of Nations in 1922. The land was offered to the Arabs in 1948 but they rejected it, because they preferred to attack Israel in an attempt to "drive the Jews into the sea." The original mandate giving the land to Israel has never been abrogated or reversed legally. So, when did it automatically become Palestinian land? Answer: it's not Palestinian land. It's really Israeli land. If the Palestinians want to live there, they are free to negotiate for an autonomous zone. But let's understand once and for all the underlying truth of the situation.
Posted in: Jews, evangelicals get together
07/10/09 01:52 AM
Rather than being insecure about being proselytized by Christian evangelists, all Jewish people should read the book "Twenty-Six Reasons Why Jews Don't Believe in Jesus" by Asher Norman. This book should be required reading in Jewish education. It gives a clear and convincing description of why Jesus is not the messiah, and why Jews must not believe in such misguided folly. Once Jews have the knowledge contained in this book, then they can proselytize the Christians right back, by showing them the false and flimsy foundation of their own religion.
Posted in: Mass converts pose dilemma for Latin American Jews
06/26/09 03:21 PM
Dear Robin Margolis, You are totally correct. Of course, there must be a mechanism to ensure that the converts' motivation is sincere. But along those lines, I think we should make a huge push into countries like China and India, whose inhabitants do not have the burden of a past experience with Christianity and Islam, and who might find Judaism very appealing and alluring. Just think: if just a few percent of those billions of people converted, the number of Jews in the world would explode. What's wrong with that? It could only be good. If just 2% of Indians and Chinese converted, the number of Jews in the world would increase by 40 million. Who could complain about that?
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