I'm not sure playing up 35F AIT (amounting to a wide knowledge of terrorism) is a display of intellectual honesty. That is, unless we call Bradley Manning an intellectual because of his training.
Rereading this post, I apologize if this was snarky. I just think Mick brought up some very interesting questions that have been sidestepped with a bait and switch on ambiguous qualifications.
I'm still thinking about the Balfour Declaration, all the associated agreements and whether or not is was the right thing to do.
I'm trying to figure out the motivating factors for the British and French, why would they want to do this.
The 'chosen people' thing is from the Old Testament and I don't really know what it means, only where it originates. The 'chosen people' thing is no longer relevant after the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the New Testament, all the Gentiles (all men) become 'the chosen' after that event.
But in Revelation, John goes on to talk about that Israel's enemies will attack from the north and God will protect them with fire/brimstone from the sky.
It doesn't become irrelevant, but I agree with you on the point that it is no longer an "exclusive" club. Jesus said in the New Testament that He did not come to UNDO the Old Covenant, but to fulfill it. So it is a matter of both yes and no.
And THAT'S the deciding factor for me when considered without my Christian bias towards Israel.
When I remove that aspect of my perspective, I still can't get behind Palestine.
Whenever my wife asks me why I never wear pants around the house I simply remind her:
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.” - Winston Churchill
The truth wears NO pants!
i could go into detail but the short answer is guilt . promises made after ww1 were not held and then after ww2 everyone felt real sh*ty . france then went to war with indochina (vietnam) to help rebuild and the brits tried not to starve as they rebuilt .
the problem is that its not cut and dry or black and white , at this point both sides have committed some many wrongs that making some rights are gonna take a lot of pride swallowing on both sides .
Historically speaking the sequence of events in the video is pretty accurate but the depiction of the parties involved is extremely one sided (look who made the video and tell me it's not biased...).
If you read what I wrote on pg 7 it'll give you an idea of what the big roadblocks to peace are. BOTH sides have offered peace but not on terms the other side can accept.
Nothing is simple when there are millions of people, religion and extremely emotionally charged issues on both sides.
Mick-Boy
"Men who carry rifles for a living do not seek reward outside the guild. The most cherished gift...is a nod from his peers."
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