Originally posted by: Meuge
Originally posted by: Aimster
I still don't understand the whole Israel vs Arab thing.
Look at the people of Israel. They look Arab (A Lot do). Mainly because a lot of them came from Arab lands. The only thing that separates them from having a title of being Arab is their faith.
I'll explain.
1. After WWII, Europeans felt that since Jews managed to survive the attempt to kill them all, they couldn't continue doing it after the war. But they didn't want the Jews to return to where they used to live in Europe. So they picked a god-forsaken piece of desert, among hundreds of millions of Muslims, to shove the European Jews into, in hopes they'd get slaughtered.
2. Israel displayed very socialist tendencies first, so USSR thought they could get another satellite, as well as a point of influence in the Middle East. When Israel chose to side with USA instead, the KGB organized the PLO to fight them.
3. Currently, it is easier for the Islamic leaders of the ME countries to blame Israel and Jews for everything, as they rob their people blind.
X. Blaming Jews for all problems is an old tradition in the world... that is not limited to the ME... or anywhere else for that matter. The reason being is that they are a small, but distinct ethnic group, which resides in many countries. Thus, they are the perfect target for scapegoating.
/lesson