Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Thank you, Russian immigrant to Israel, for Nakba Day (Bradley Burston) [View all]Violet_Crumble
(35,961 posts)I'm not sure you understand even now what the Nakba is...
Also, I'm so glad I read posts like the one I'm replying to and get so much in the way of education about what the war of 1948 was. I'd been under the false impression (damn those academic types who write books and poison our brains away from the Real Truth of PMW and PajamasMedia!) that it was the predictable result of the British bailing out and Israel declaring statehood in part of the British Mandate, and that Palestinians were understandably not going to sit back and take their land being taken from them. But now I've been told the reality. If it'd been anyone but the Jews, they'd have been out their welcoming them and helping them destroy their villages and society. No, because they hate Jews, it was a *War On The Jews*. Simple as that. No need to think any further. Thanks for sorting everyone out on that!