georgephillip
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Yada, yada, yada.Palestine was a name given to Judea by the Romans. There was no such thing as a Palestinian until 1964 when, Arafat, an Egyptian, called the people Palestinians
Israel exists today because rich Brits needed "a little, loyal Jewish state" at the headwaters of the Suez Canal a little over a century ago.
That's where your racist, murderous state came from.
Balfour Declaration letter written
"On November 2, Balfour sent his letter to Lord Rothschild, a prominent Zionist and a friend of Chaim Weizmann, stating that: 'His Majesty’s Government view with favor the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.'
"The influence of the Balfour Declaration on the course of post-war events was immediate: According to the 'mandate' system created by the Versailles Treaty of 1919,
"Britain was entrusted with the administration of Palestine, with the understanding that it would work on behalf of both its Jewish and Arab inhabitants."