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Originally Posted by Bond369
Contested land would be the one ranging from 1967(?) borders to the land that todays settlements occupy. Palestinians arent alowed to return into Israel(without illegal settlements) and, i think, to occupied(gaza, w .b.) land as well.
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I didn't know that. I wonder where the 20% of non-Jewish Arabs in Israel live?
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My land? You mean that "my" land belongs to some other nation that lived on it before Slovenians moved to it? Well according to the international law that land belongs to Slovenia since the law wasnt in effect when "we" moved to this area. Or did you mean something else?
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Then I guess I'm safe too, since we took America away from the natives long before 1945.
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There is an authority that should enforce such laws (UN), but it has a certain flaw in it - veto (as well as the fact that countries breaching that law have the ability to destroy the entire planet... hence pontless to enforcing such laws through fighting).
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Then that's a flawed system isn't it? Maybe the other nations should get together and form their own club and put the US under some pressure - either economic or military. Or isn't it worth it?
Look, the point is that several Arab nations decided to "wipe Israel off the map". They thought they could do it, and they didn't. They started a war and lost; they were the agressors. In losing that war they lost some land. A few of those Arab nations decided to sue for peace and, in the process, recovered some of their lost land. A few of those Arab nations insist on continuing the war, and as such, continue to forfeit their land. Now, we're (the West) supposed to come down in favor of the people who started the whole thing and demand that the defender give back the land? That just doesn't make any sense to me. This is the real world, where there are real consequences for the actions you take. If you're not willing to suffer the consequences, then don't go around starting wars.
But to get back on topic, just because Bush pats Sharon on the back for deciding to give some of the land back doesn't mean he's negotiating for the Palestinians or violating international law or human rights.