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It wasn't started by the Palestinians. Israelis conduced ethnic cleansing operations against civilians to displace them, including biowarfare and well poisoning
by Saline9515 1y ago
It wasn't started by the Palestinians. Israelis conduced ethnic cleansing operations against civilians to displace them, including biowarfare and well poisoning. It continues today, in Gaza and in the West Bank.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cast_Thy_Bread https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Cast_Thy_Bread
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_expulsion_from_Lydda_and_Ramle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_expulsion_from_L...
- flyinglizard 1y agoThe article you linked refers to events during the war of 1948, when Israel was already formalized. It's establishment up to that point was primarily based on lawful acquisition, not expulsion. When it turned to an all out war, then yes, expulsion took place.
- Saline9515 1y agoPalestinians still owned most of the land... and buying land doesn't give you the right to rule over the peasants who till it. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Palestine_Land_ownership_by_sub-district_%281945%29.jpg/1280px-Palestine_Land_ownership_by_sub-district_%281945%29.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Pa...
- hashim 1y agoYes, it was so lawful that the Irgun had to bomb the British and Palestinians to lawfully convince them to hand it to them.