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Should Palestinians Have "The Right of Return"?

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A fundamental Palestinian demand is the "Right of Return" for refugees displaced in 1948 and their descendants. This right is enshrined in UN resolutions but is rejected by Israel due to security concerns and the potential demographic changes it would bring.

Sorry, there are no do-overs.  Arabs rejected a Palestinian state and attacked Israel in 1948.
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  • FactfinderFactfinder 777 Pts   -  
    @JulesKorngold

    You make a very good point. It's not as if Israel conquered lands for glory. They did so in defense of their inalienable right to life after being attacked by enemies hell bent on their destruction. Even if there is no inherent right to return I'm sure Israel would welcome a compromise where their security is as important  and solidified as much as Gaza. No one seems to care about that. 
    all4actt
  • PutinPutin 106 Pts   -  
    Russians should, Ukraine has always been Russia, Russians can't be kept out of their historical land now.
    all4actt
  • FactfinderFactfinder 777 Pts   -  
    Putin said:
    Russians should, Ukraine has always been Russia, Russians can't be kept out of their historical land now.
    Yet Ukraine is keeping you out. Imagine that. Well, the real putin that is.
  • MayCaesarMayCaesar 6053 Pts   -  
    Putin said:
    Russians should, Ukraine has always been Russia, Russians can't be kept out of their historical land now.
    Kieval Rus was a sovereign state many centuries before word "Russia" even existed, Vladimir Vladimirovich. As for Russia, we know that it historically belonged to the Mongol Empire, so...
    all4actt
  • jackjack 459 Pts   -  

    A fundamental Palestinian demand is the "Right of Return."

    Sorry, there are no do-overs.  Arabs rejected a Palestinian state and attacked Israel in 1948.
    Hello again, Jules:

    When Israel was founded in 1948, the Arabs who lived within the new state of Israel were told they could stay and keep their homes..  They rejected that offer.   Like you said, there are no do-overs.

    excon
    all4actt
  • all4acttall4actt 315 Pts   -  
    Ukraine was part of the USSR not Russia.  When USSR broke up Ukraine was made it's own country just as Russia was.@Putin
  • PutinPutin 106 Pts   -  
    @all4actt
    Long before there was the USSR there was still a Russia, and that Russia included Ukraine. Ukraine only became an independent region in the USSR, and it was only a country after the USSR broke up. Historically Ukraine has always been Russian, it was only the political complications of the USSR that led to it being independent.
  • all4acttall4actt 315 Pts   -   edited March 30
    Still declared Independent and free from Russia.  Therfore, not a Russian territory.   

    Lands have turned over and over throughout the world's history and Russia is no different.

    For the sake of the worlds stabability it makes more since not to start wars just b/c they want land that once belonged to them.  Russia has plenty of land. I think being part of the global community in trade is a better way of conducting themselves.

    Let's face it Russia is just Angry because the Ukranians rejected their Russian puppet candidate and Zelenski's parliament through out the pro-Russian parliamentary representatives.  Russia was fine with Ukraine being it's own country until it lost it's influence within the government.

    @Putin
    FactfinderJulesKorngold
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