P F Tinmore
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just what exactly is it?
i hear the term "right to exist" used quite a bit when speaking of israel and occasionally, but very rarely, some other states, but no one really explains it or questions the concept.
i mean, who or what gives israel this right to exist? who conferred it upon israel or was it just expressed generally and is applied to all states and would be states? did israel have a right to exist before it became a state? it would seem that such a right to exist would be universal. is it codified or mentioned in some jurisdictional or international legal system? anywhere? does it have any historical or legal precedent or continuity and, if so, from when? where?
does there ever come a time when such a "right to exist" ceases and, if so, when, where, and how?
personally. i have no idea whether israel, or any state, has a "right to exist." it just seems like a very odd concept with no precedent or standing whatsoever.
Every nation/country is soverign and has a right to exist. If we were to dictate who has a right and who doesn't by whether or not lands and people were conquered or agreements were made then we might as well go back centuries to re-establish boundaries and borders. Some may not like it, but if people are civilized, they will recognize that fact and instead of killing people and fighting, they could establish their own economy and better conditions for their people (ie. Palestine). Maybe they feel that Israel is wrong, etc. but, get over it and grow up!
they could establish their own economy and better conditions for their people (ie. Palestine).
Yeah, maybe they should take up farming.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbv7IiOUJ3U&feature=related]Israeli bulldozers destroying the Palestinian land in Qarara, north east of Khan Younis, Gaza - YouTube[/ame]
Well, maybe not.