[Norse]

Correct me if i'm wrong...but weren't there only a small amount of arabs living in Israel before it actually became Israel, and that their population boomed only after Israel came into existence? And did Israel actually kick people off their land? Please tell me, I really don't know the history. Thanks

[beaversmom]

I'm not the best on Middle East history either, but I believe that I've heard the same thing--that there were very few people in the area but when the Jews came in and made something of it, suddenly Arabs wanted a piece of the action. They just can't stand that the Jews have made something out of a cruddy little piece of land. I've seen our dogs do the same thing with a bowl of food--one may not want the food at first but if that dog sees another dog come over and try to eat, all hell breaks loose.

[beaversmom]

Dennis Prager just confirmed on his radio program what we had been thinking. A caller was asking about the history of the area and he said that the area of Palestine (never a sovereign state just an area on a map) had about 220,000 Arabs in the area before Israel became a state. He also said that Jews throughout history have always been a majority in Jersaleum. Then he went on to say that the Arabs came back when the Jews made the desert bloom.