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Israel/Palestine

no_hypocrisy

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2. Where is the UN in all this?

Reply to geek tragedy (Original post)

Wed Dec 21, 2016, 02:14 PM

Dec 2016

In 1948, the land formerly called Palestine was divided into two parcels, one for a Jewish state and one for indigenous people living on that land. Are settlements a violation of that UN decree?

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Netanyahu planning unprecedented new construction during Trump reign [View all] geek tragedy Dec 2016 OP

Building within existing settlement blocs that would never go to Palestine.... shira Dec 2016 #1

Except that is not all they are doing karynnj Dec 2016 #5

Sure it is. Where is Israel building in areas that would def. be Palestinian later? shira Dec 2016 #6

Your last sentence contradict's your claim in the first and second paragraphs karynnj Dec 2016 #7

Where is the UN in all this? no_hypocrisy Dec 2016 #2

You mean the '47 Partition Plan? Never ratified. shira Dec 2016 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Little Tich Dec 2016 #4