Any compensation agreed upon that is to be given to Palestinians is to be deducted from compensation to middle eastern Jews. As the narrative is whether willingly or by force, around 700,000 Palestinians fled what is now Israel. The arab states however banished all Jews from their territories and refused to allow them to take any of their property. They also numbered between 600,000 to 800,000. I havent heard of the idea that all those Jews came for the zionist dream. Its a known fact theyre first and foremost refugees driven from their homes with land alone that was greater than 6 times the size of Israel. Any compensation must be tied to the peace negotiations for two main reasons: 1) It was the arabs who tied these issues together by going to war against Israel several times, thus turning it into an Israeli - Arab conflict, not Israeli - Palestinian conflict, with the latter only showing up after 1967. 2) There is no special UN body just for Middle Eastern Jews. Israel doesnt help spread their voice to the world. Very few in the world probably know there were so many refugees. Arab states have no reason to compensate those Jews for peace with Israel as a stand alone issue. Iraq alone would refuse since it would cripple its economy, and give money to the heretical jews who are our enemies. Peace with the palestinians isnt going to change that perspective for them. If we want any justice we need leverage, which can be found in the greater deal of the peace treaty with the Palestinians which is also a peace treaty with all arab nations. Jews were forcibly expelled from Arab countries under fear of death. They were not called refugees by the UN even though they were by definition refugees fleeing for their lives. Arabs were encouraged to flee the new Israel by their Arab brothers who were planning to attack Israel and kill it before it was really formed. They were defined as refugees to the point that they are the only group in the world that can inherit refugee status. So, no the two are not the same. The Palestinians have been milking this injustice and inconsistent classification for years. So this is a small way to make amends for the worlds past mistakes to the real refugees.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 16:16:39 +0000