Confused over Isreal Support??

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Hello i’m a young catholic in my 20’s and with the recent events with the Palestinian wanting there own state at the UN, im conflicted on who is right and what i should support.

I believe the palisitans are people, not everyone is a terrorist, thats like branding everyone in a country one, so I think tey deserve land that belonged to them before 1949, but I also read the bible and it says Isreal is the land for the jewish people? So I’m very confused, I’m at a hockey game and I don’t know who to cheer…

Should the Middle East be like the times of the crusade during the period of peace when all faiths had a place in the holy land. (and before you comment about the taking of Jerusalem and the back and forth, there was a small span where everyone shared)

who is right?
 
It’s up to you to do the research, from various points of view, and make an intellectually honest decision. There will be flocks of people arguing for both sides coming to this thread soon.
 
i watched documentaries on the treatment of Palestinians, and of course the isreal side, sadly im at a stalemate…i wish the world was simple, i think both sides should have land and end this circle.
 
Both are fighting on an earthy thing and forgot what in heavens, I think it would take GOD’s well to resolve that issue…
 
Israel is not against the Palestinians having a state. It is against the Palestinians having a state on the borders of Israel without first recognizing that Israel has a right to exist, which the UN vote does not consider.

The Palestinians may not all be terrorists, but the majority of them support terrorism against Israel as evidenced by the overwhelming election of the Hamas party to the Palestinian Legislative Counsel in 2006. They freely choose to be governed by terrorists whose stated goal is to “push Israel into the sea.” They have illustrated that sentiment by launching thousands of rocket attacks against Israeli residential areas.

For a quick and clear understanding of the issue, watch Dennis Prager’s explanation: prageruniversity.com/Political-Science/The-Middle-East-Problem.html

Then watch this and note that 82% of Israeli-Arabs would rather be citizens of Israel than any other country. prageruniversity.com/Political-Science/Is_Israel_an_Apartheid_State.html

Israel is not the monster of the Middle East. It is the one place in a cesspool of reprehensible hatred and violence that permits freedom for its citizens – Arab and Jew alike – and the chance for a decent life for both. The Palestinians could have a similar state, but they would have to first admit Israel has a right to exist. They will not, and neither will most of the Muslim countries in the Middle East. And that is the problem.
 
The 2 sides need to share and share alike, as neither is going away. Sadly, I don’t think either side wants to do that.

And the issue of one city (Jerusalem) as the capital of 2 unfriendly nations is mind-boggling. Solomon himself couldn’t pull that one off. Only his descendant born in 6BC could do that.

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Mar044 said:
Hello i’m a young catholic in my 20’s and with the recent events with the Palestinian wanting there own state at the UN, im conflicted on who is right and what i should support.

I believe the palisitans are people, not everyone is a terrorist, thats like branding everyone in a country one, so I think tey deserve land that belonged to them before 1949, but I also read the bible and it says Isreal is the land for the jewish people? So I’m very confused, I’m at a hockey game and I don’t know who to cheer…

Should the Middle East be like the times of the crusade during the period of peace when all faiths had a place in the holy land. (and before you comment about the taking of Jerusalem and the back and forth, there was a small span where everyone shared)

who is right?
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Watch these two videos. These videos are very informative.

Debunking the Palestine Lie with Sol Stern

Israel Palestinian Conflict: The Truth About the Peace Process
 
I’ll give you a tip. Why not look at it from the Church’s point of view. Pope Benedict visited the region and this article mentions what he said:
Pope Benedict XVI supports Palestinian state and criticises Israeli barrier
Pope Benedict XVI has pledged his support for the creation of a Palestinian homeland and criticised the ‘tragedy’ of Israel’s separation barrier.
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Pope Benedict XVI criticised the concrete security wall “towering over us”, saying it was "tragic’’ to see barriers erected between the two communities.
Speaking in Bethlehem, where he delivered his most sensitive speech yet of an eight-day tour of the Holy Land, Benedict XVI acknowledged the suffering of the Palestinian people following the establishment of Israel in 1948.
But he also urged moderation, telling Palestinians they should not use violence to further their cause.
Speaking later at the Aida refugee camp, he criticised the concrete security wall “towering over us”, saying it was "tragic’’ to see barriers erected between the two communities.
The Pope, who also celebrated mass in Manger Square in front of the ancient Church of the Nativity, believed to mark the birthplace of Jesus, sent a message of solidarity with moderate Palestinians such as Mahmoud Abbas, the Fatah leader and president of the Palestinian national authority, when he gave his support to proposals for a “two-state solution”.
"The Holy See supports the right of your people to a sovereign Palestinian homeland in the land of your forefathers, secure and at peace with its neighbours, within internationally recognised borders,’’ the Pope said.
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"I know how much you have suffered and continue to suffer as a result of the turmoil that has afflicted this land for decades,’’ the Pope said.
“It is my earnest hope that the serious concerns involving security in Israel and the Palestinian territories will soon be allayed sufficiently to allow greater freedom of movement, especially with regard to contact between family members and access to the holy places.”
In remarks aimed at the many militant groups within the Palestinian community, the Pope said they should "resist temptations to resort to acts of violence’’.
Israel was nominally behind the two-state plan until the recent election of a Right-wing government led by Benjamin Netanyahu which has said it is reviewing its position on the issue. The Pope is due to meet the Israeli prime minister on Thursday.
After two days in Israel the Pope had to cross into the occupied West Bank where Bethlehem is located.
This meant he had to pass through the 10-yard-high concrete wall built by Israel around Bethlehem.
Deemed illegal under international law, Israel has nevertheless pressed on with its construction on the grounds that it deters suicide bombings and other security threats.
In the afternoon he spoke at the Aida refugee camp, one of several housing Palestinian families driven from their homes through the creation of Israel in the second half of the 20th century.
Israel had forced the organisers of the event at Aida to move the stage so it would not be dominated by the security wall but this did not stop the pontiff criticising the barrier.
"Towering over us … is a stark reminder of the stalemate that relations between Israelis and Palestinians seem to have reached - the wall,’’ the Pope said.
"In a world where more and more borders are being opened up - to trade, to travel, to movement of peoples, to cultural exchanges - it is tragic to see walls still being erected.’’
Speaking after his visit, he issued a message of hope. “I have seen, adjoining the camp and overshadowing much of Bethlehem, the wall that intrudes into your territories, separating neighbours and dividing families,” he said.
“Although walls can easily be built, we all know that they do not last for ever. They can be taken down.”
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