The second is the question of rightful ownership of the land. If, after thousands of years of displacement, a supposedly indigenous people can lay claim to a given land, on the basis of a promise by a questionable and particular God, would not the native Americans have the same right, or for that matter, the indigenous peoples of all of Central and South America plus the aboriginal Australians?
Third, there is the Zionist claim for the establishment of what has to be an oxymoronic democratic "Jewish State." If Judaism is a religion, a Jewish state must by definition be a theocracy, as would be a Christian or Buddhist state. To claim nationhood as I have heard some Zionists do, would, I believe, be no different than the Native Americans or the Aboriginal natives of Australia designating themselves as nations.
Fourth, I must question why the so-called "Settlements" should not be viewed as a de facto segregation. Add to this the fact that the establishment of these strategically located settlements must belie any claim that the Zionists actually desire a two-state solution, and their ultimate goal of complete displacement or annihilation of the current occupants becomes obvious. There is also the Geneva document which reads simply and emphatically that: "[t]he Occupying Power shall not deport or transfer parts of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies."
Then too, I must question the real necessity for a Jewish homeland when most Jews today worldwide seem to live quite comfortably in their adopted countries, most reluctant to emigrate to Zion in spite of a wide variety of enticements. It is also in accordance with Jewish law that a Jew owes allegiance and loyalty to the country of which he is a citizen, and, of course, no faithful Jew owes any loyalty or allegiance to the Zionist state which has been condemned by the foremost rabbis of our age.
So it is that in considering my answers to these questions, my intuition tells me that I must side once again, as with the others, (apart from WWII) with what appears at present to be the losing side. I must also condemn my own government's support of what I perceive as international crimes against humanity by the Zionist movement. But without a doubt, I could settle for a two-state solution if done in good faith, in which the people, Arabs and Jews, could once again live in harmony. In all such disputes between nations, my intuition will lead me to side with the people, not the politicians. It becomes my fervent hope that world opinion will eventually come down on the side of good. Otherwise, the evil ones prevail, and self-destruction spells the end of humanity. Does it not?
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