[Retiredforever]

Thanks for the good post! It is interesting to watch the latest developments by the so-called "Palestinians" and their fearless leader, Arafat (winner of the Nobel Peace Prize) several years ago.

Whatever those fellows do or try to do with reference to the state of Israel, they are in for a great surprise. In the Bible (for those who are believers) the Book of Genesis (Gen 15:18) says " In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:"

When God makes a promise or covenant, he means what he says -- he does not break a covenant.

So whatever happens in the future, the Jews are not going to lose their land.

[Agamemnon]

...made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:"

Which includes a good many Arabs (decendants of Ishmael), too. I'm no defender of anyone's presumed bithrights to anything over there since each nation has broken its covenants with God, but what I say is simply a statement of fact vis a vis the promise to Abram.