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The following are points for you to use when debating the current war in Gaza and Israels historical position in the Middle East etc. ----- Watch documentary: The Case for Israel: democracys outpost ( with Dershowitz and Irwin Cotler. - Jerusalem mentioned in Torah 667 times but not once in Quran. - pre 1948 Jews bought land from Arab landowners living in places like Syria. - 1948- Arabs fled or expelled. Was a military move not a political move - Israel didnt expel a single Arab until Palestinian and Arab states attacked Israel (see benny Morris historical analysis of Israel) - Arab states made it impossible for Jews to live in Arab lands. 800 000 Jews were kicked out or fled Arab lands with no compensation. - Arabs say attack on Israel bc of refugees. But refugees was as a result of Arab aggression. The Arabs say its bc of the territories but prior to 1967 Israel wasnt in those territories. - AARON Barak, president of Supreme Court of Israel Determined Israel cannot torture; shoot on ambulances even though ambulances carried terrorists. - Israel has a free press. No Arab country has. Israel has Arabs in re Knesset who regularly call for its destruction - in Israel anyone can petition the Supreme Court. Palestinians regularly do and win. - the wall was permitted by Israel Supreme Court but only for security reasons not political reasons. It said that as Israel doesnt own the occupied territory its against the law to build a wall for political reasons. The court said it must also take into considerations the needs of the Arabs The Hague said it was illegal. - the fence only has 4% of wall. - the wall was built after 10 years of terrorist attacks Which over 1000 people were killed. 250 in first year after Camp David. 450 in second year. In bus stations, pizza shops, Passover Seders, discos. - 10 000 terrorist attacks have been prevented by check points. - 15 seconds to hide after a quassam was launched. Israel has footage of quassam launched from school run by United Nations on Gaza. - Israeli pilots must decide to launch missiles or not. Often abort their launch bc terrorists near school. Moral question. What do you knowing a quassam can be launched at a kindergarten in Israel if you dont bomb the terrorist in Gaza bc they r hiding behind children? - why is there no boycott against Syria for killing close to 200 000 people. - in 2007 the General Assembly adopted 20 resolutions against Israel and only 5 against the other 192 countries. In UN more resolutions again Israel than all countries combined including Sudan, China, Russia, Congo, Zimbabwe, Libya, Egypt etc - when Christians kill Muslims its the crusades. When Jews kill Muslims its a massacre. When Muslims kill Muslims nobody says a word