Re: ReOFF/ : Americans Support Cutting Aid to Israel

[Anthony Nelson-Smith]

Michael - There's a whole lot of history here, and theology too.  It's
pretty convenient to be able to say, "God gave me this land" !  The first
thing that Joshua did when entering that land was to smash Jericho (early
blueprint for Jenin?).  I agree that it was stupid of the Balfour government
to cede Palestine to both the Zionists and the Arabs - but then, the Brits
don't have the monopoly of stupid foreign-policy decisions.  I honestly
don't know how many Jewish refugees were let into Britain (or turned away)
during the war, but don't forget that Jews had been entering Britain from
other European countries since the time of William the First - and, yes, at
times dispossessed or massacred here, too.  It just seems sad that the Jews
who left Nazi oppression for Israel should so quickly have put on the
jackboot.
                                              Tony N-S.