10-07-2023, 03:01 PM
There's a lot of misconceptions in this thread, primarily because the source of info is the US gov't.
The Arab-Israeli war began in 1947, before Israel had been established. A Jewish military intelligence report concluded that the Palestinian exodus was primarily the result of Jewish military and paramilitary operations -- ethnic cleansing, to be precise. That report was brought to light by New Historian Benny Morris, who'd been granted access to Israel's archives. Once Israel realized what had happened the report was reclassified, because the official narrative was that Israel had been attacked as soon it was officially declared to be a state. Israel lied, and it's important to note that the Balfour Declaration states that the Zionists were not to establish a Jewish state, and were not to violate the human rights of non-Jews in Palestine. Both points were ignored. The Balfour Declaration was written into the Versailles Treaty and was the basis for the British Mandate in Palestine. Zionist paramilitary orgs would end up attacking the British, going so far as to bomb the King David Hotel and booby-trapping dead British soldiers.
Bottom lie: the Pals are David, Israel is Goliath. Israel has overwhelming military superiority, and has used white phosphorous and cluster bombs in Gaza, which as far as I know has the highest population density in the world, making it impossible to use such weapons without intending to cause civilian casualties. Hezbollah has crappy rockets that cause negligible damage, and it's highly probable that they receive funding from Israel, just as Hamas had, because that's how Israel rolls.
The Arab-Israeli war began in 1947, before Israel had been established. A Jewish military intelligence report concluded that the Palestinian exodus was primarily the result of Jewish military and paramilitary operations -- ethnic cleansing, to be precise. That report was brought to light by New Historian Benny Morris, who'd been granted access to Israel's archives. Once Israel realized what had happened the report was reclassified, because the official narrative was that Israel had been attacked as soon it was officially declared to be a state. Israel lied, and it's important to note that the Balfour Declaration states that the Zionists were not to establish a Jewish state, and were not to violate the human rights of non-Jews in Palestine. Both points were ignored. The Balfour Declaration was written into the Versailles Treaty and was the basis for the British Mandate in Palestine. Zionist paramilitary orgs would end up attacking the British, going so far as to bomb the King David Hotel and booby-trapping dead British soldiers.
Bottom lie: the Pals are David, Israel is Goliath. Israel has overwhelming military superiority, and has used white phosphorous and cluster bombs in Gaza, which as far as I know has the highest population density in the world, making it impossible to use such weapons without intending to cause civilian casualties. Hezbollah has crappy rockets that cause negligible damage, and it's highly probable that they receive funding from Israel, just as Hamas had, because that's how Israel rolls.