r/politics • u/Particular_Log_3594 • 6d ago

No Paywall Obama: Israel 'took the land' from Palestinians, 'ceded moral ground' in Gaza

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-911851
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u/oo10inz 6d ago

i’m confused is no one familiar with history before the 21st century? Israel was created by the allies after WWII. They have taken some liberties since then but let’s not act like they have done this single handily. It was a conciliation prize for being genocided.

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u/Beneneb 5d ago

i’m confused is no one familiar with history before the 21st century? Israel was created by the allies after WWII.

No offense, but it doesn't seem you're familiar with the history. Israel got legitimate backing all the way back in 1917 when the UK, who occupied the territory, promised to create a Jewish homeland there. This mandate is what allowed for large scale Jewish migration, which is how Israel was able to establish itself.

Even after the WWII, Israel was certainly not created by the allies. They did support the partition plan, but when that failed, it was the war between the Jews and the Arabs which lead to Israel's creation.