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Okay, so this will be about the Israel Palestine Conflict. This is one of the most interesting issues at hand. It is a very complicated case and I myself don't know what to conclude or what is just.
The question is, is it fair to get back what belonged to you a long time ago?
Think of this. You own some property, say, xyz hectares of land. This property means everything to you. The property obviously belonged to someone else initially. But, you bought (conquered) it. Centuries later, your family members still occupy the land. But, then someone comes and steals it from you. No one could stop them. There was no United Nations and everyone minded their own business. You conceded defeat. Now after several generations, centuries later, you are in a position to get it back. But, the current occupants won't give it to you. In the meantime, the world has changed. All world is one nation. Your business is everyone's business. They interfere. War is Humanitarian Crisis today and rightly so. Everyone wants it to stop. Yet, when the place was invaded and annexed from your possession centuries ago, it was private matter. No one interfered. It was your business to protect your land and failing to do so, you yield it to your enemy. That was the rule back then. So, is it fair if you try to win it back again, using the same brute force that your opponents used to take it away from you?
This is in essence the simplified story of Palestine or Israel. Palestine used to belong to Israel for several until 7th Century when the Islamic Empire conquered it. Israel used to own the land for several centuries prior to that. And yeah, in the very beginning the land belonged to no one, right. :-P
Look at the two images below. Pay attention to the timeline given.
I will add to your confusion. Add religion into the mix. Jerusalem is the holy place of both Jews and the Arabs, not to mention the Christians. Both the countries seek control over it. And, it is the capital of both Israel and Palestine.
Jerusalem Temple was the most important place of worship of the Jews. It was destroyed twice (after it got destroyed once, Israel rebuilt the temple again because it meant the world to them) and now on the same site stands the Dome erected by the Islamic Empire. So, what should be done about it? Who is to blame? Blame History!
To make matters worse, both Palestine and Israel want control over each other's location because only then can they be fully satisfied.
Now, coming back to the original question. Is it fair to annex what belonged to you long ago? Should Israel forget all about it? This goes in circles, like a dog trying to bite its tail. This war will not stop. It cannot, i.e, unless either Israel or Palestine yields ground. And that will never happen voluntarily. So, brute force and classic invasion tactics will continue to be used.
Prophecies in the Bible and Quran are very much interesting in this case. For the time being, let us stop here.
Hope I have made your day!
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PS: I have ignored a lot of facts in this brief write-up. There are a lot of questions that needs to be asked. For example, Why can't neither countries agree to a ceasefire? Who violated the ceasefire first? Who started the war first? Who ousted whom first? Who inhabited the land first? Who is the rightful owner of the land? You will have to do your own research to find out answers to these.
Here are a few links that will help you:
1. Temple in Jerusalem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_in_Jerusalem
2. https://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100607174314AAKjRUx
3. https://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090224192028AAIQY1y
4. Wikipedia pages of Palestine, Israel, Jerusalem and Israeli Palestine Conflict
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