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It's also part of mythology of Israel that it was built on an empty wasteland, and not on the ashes of Palestinian villages and farms.
by rowanseymour 6y ago
It's also part of mythology of Israel that it was built on an empty wasteland, and not on the ashes of Palestinian villages and farms.
- dagav 6y agoI'd like to propose a new law of the internet: Anti-Zionists cannot see a post about Israel without making a comment about the Palestinians. Weren't we talking about land area?
- rowanseymour 6y agoThat's because you see my comment as ideological but It's quite hard to develop a nation in the desert as not.
- dagav 6y agoIt is an objective fact that 55% of the land area of the State of Israel is the Negev desert.
- 0x49fa98 6y agoand where do most Israelis live? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Israel#Density https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Israel#Density
- dagav 6y agoPopulation centers are only one concern when you are building a nation. For example, where do you grow your food?
- 0x49fa98 6y agook, lets see what the Israeli government says https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/Maps/Pages/Israeli-Agriculture.aspx https://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutIsrael/Maps/Pages/Israeli-Agricu... looks like the country being 55% desert factoid is irrelevant
- dagav 6y agoI said it was hard to develop a nation in the desert, I didn't say it was impossible. Israel is a world leader in agricultural technology [1] precisely because of this problem. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Israel
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