Israel/Palestine

Last edited Fri Feb 16, 2018, 05:43 PM - Edit history (1)

had defeated Israel in the War of Independence, there likely still would not have been a Palestine formed. It probably would have been split up between Egypt, Jordan, Syria, with a likely war between those three to see who controlled what areas.

Even before the declaration of the state of Israel, Jordan tried to come to an agreement with Ben-Gurion and Golda Meir, to not declare independence, and instead become a part of Jordan/TransJordan, with guaranteed seats in their parliament, etc. There would have been no state of Palestine.
It really wasn't until after 67 when Israel captured the WB that the Arab countries suddenly found a passion for a state of Palestine. Otherwise they could have declared one well before that.

This is not to say that Palestinians do not deserve their own state (based in most of the WB with the exception of the old city of Jerusalem). They can have their capital in the eastern sections of Jerusalem, outside of the old city.

edited to correct eastern where I had western.