Quote from: K-Dog on Oct 13, 2023, 01:06 PMIf it had been up to me back then I'd have moved all the Palestinians to Arizona and make Israel pay for it.

There actually were suggestions to drop a Jewish state into Arizona after WWII rather than establisg the Israeli state in Palestine as a home for the European Jews displaced during the war.  2 reasons that did not happen.

1- NIMBY - Nobody anywhere wanted a home for poor Jews in their backyard.  South America was suggested, but places like Brazil and Argentina were already staked out by ex-Nazis

2- NATO military beachhead- WWII was all about the Oil in the middle east.  Oil interests needed a military state there to protect their property and interests from the Muslims infesting the whole region.  So they dropped all the Jews in Palestine, called it Israel and had a spot to drop arms manufacturers and a perpetual war between the Jews & Arabs to consume truckloads of munitions every day.  There's a reason Israeli Uzis are among the best assault weapons on the market.  Arms merchants all over the world love 'em.  Even more than Kalishnikovs.

It was the British who established Israel originally, the 6 Day War was the effort by the Arabs to take it back.  They lost.  Since then, perpetual war.  Good business.

RE