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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
You are seriously over-thinking this. My starting point assumes the previous history and is perfectly adequate for leading up to where we are now. Btw, you didn't mention the Balfour Declaration of 1917, to which the UN gave effect in November 1947.
Your final sentence is utter rubbish. I've dismissed nothing - having merely started at a sensible point in history. Hamas wouldn't be able to recount the history you've added to mine.
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You’re right, I didn’t mention Balfour. I didn’t mention a lot of stuff. But I’m not the one trying to cover a lack of knowledge of the subject by claiming what I have mentioned represents a lot of work and everything that’s relevant. To be honest your hot-take on Balfour suggests to me that you really don’t understand exactly what Balfour’s understanding of Zionism meant in terms of British foreign policy and how that affected the way Arabs responded to the proposed two-state solution in 1947-48. NB, the declaration itself is an inadequate basis for understanding. Feel free to Google his later clarification and get back to me.