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The West Bank was administered by Egypt prior to 1967. Israel captured it after the 6 day war. I accept the UN doesn't recognise it as legal, but Israel did not start that war. The PLO had formed in 1964 and were guilty of attacking Israeli targets. Egypt and Syria attacked Israel. That is...

Because there are faults on both sides.

You do know the Shek Kong airfield was in the New Territories not in Hong Kong? Hong Kong civilian airport juts out into the sea.

You'd do well to get paddy fields in Hong Kong. The water would run downhill.

Can't you be British and Muslim? I know of British 'white' people who are Muslim.

The West Bank is far more complicated, and it isn't just a black and white, good and evil type of situation. Jordan is also involved as it used to be called Transjordan. Israel has done some awful things but then so have Hamas and prior to them the PLO. Many people have tried to have peace...

I haven't got the time today but will come back to it at some other time. I prefer to use facts when I'm posting rather than just making comments.

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Syria started a war against Israel in 1967, and placed rockets on the Golan Heights. Israel defeated the Syrians and captured the Golan Heights so that area couldn't be used again. Syria failed to regain control over the Golan in the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, which ended in a 1974 armistice and...

Why are you afraid? I have watched and observed all the goings on in the Middle East since my Dad was involved in the Suez crisis.

Land that was won in war, started by other countries (Egypt, Syria etc) who were defeated. Borders throughout Europe have also changed since 1945.

I think you will find Israel did exist before. It may have been centuries before, but it did exist.

You are mixing Zionists with the state of Israel. I am referring to post 1948.

Read about TransJordan & the GrandMufti of Jerusalem in 1948 and see who is to blame for the violence. Israel has a right to defend itself when surrounded by people who want to annihilate them. I don't agree with everything Israel does, but on the whole they are not the worst country in the...