Would you have supported Israel's creation in 1948?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

No, of course not. It's too bad the British sold out so easily to terrorists.

[Antonio the Sixth]

Yes, of course. Every people deserves its own State, all the more when you consider what happened to this people in particular.

Netanyahu and the bunch of idiots who govern with him have absolutely nothing to do with the original zionist movement, which was perfectly fairn and legitimate.

[Obnoxiously Slutty Girly Girl]

No, of course not. It's too bad the British sold out so easily to terrorists.

[KuntaKinte]

Of course.

[Franzl]

Absolutely

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Yes, of course. Every people deserves its own State, all the more when you consider what happened to this people in particular.

Netanyahu and the bunch of idiots who govern with him have absolutely nothing to do with the original zionist movement, which was perfectly fairn and legitimate.

This was fair and legitimate? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_David_Hotel_bombing

[Antonio the Sixth]

Yes, of course. Every people deserves its own State, all the more when you consider what happened to this people in particular.

Netanyahu and the bunch of idiots who govern with him have absolutely nothing to do with the original zionist movement, which was perfectly fairn and legitimate.

This was fair and legitimate? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_David_Hotel_bombing

The Irgun was a fringe extremist movement which had nothing to do with mainstream zionism. But you probably already knew that, and were just trying to make a fallacious point.

As a further evidence :

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[John Dibble]

No, at least not as it is now. At the very least it shouldn't have been around Jerusalem.

[jeron]

The best answer of course is:it depends. Knowing what we know now, in particular the way the Israeli's misbehaved for 60 years, the answer can only be no. It has created huge political unrest in the Middle East and I'm pretty sure there would have been no 9/11 if Israel had not existed. That said in 1948 it seemed reasonble to grant the Jews their own state.

[??????????]

If they had compensated the displaced then I would be less inclined to say "no".

[opebo]

In 1948 I probably would have.. in the spirit of remaking the globe however we liked, which was the norm then.  Who'd have known they'd end up being the new nazis?

I'd have probably made them move to Madagascar or Surinam though. 

[Filuwaúrdjan]

How many times has this question been asked here now? It's a pity that questions about the Middle East always had back to reductionism and presentist interpretations of the past.

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I am opposed to the planning of "ethnic states" on principle, so no.

[k-onmmunist]

Yes. The Jewish people deserved their own state then and now.

[Хahar 🤔]

No.

[President Mitt]

Non

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Of course (waits to be attacked by Libertas and possibly BRTD).

[Bo]

Yes.

[Earth]

No.

[Barnes]

I would have supported the idea, but not the location.

[The Mikado]

It wasn't the worst decision ever made by a long shot, and made sense then.  It's regrettable, though.  I'm opposed to the whole nation-state concept and the fundamental idea of a Jewish (or Palestinian, for that matter) Homeland, but I realize that that wasn't a popular position during decolonization.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

In 1948 I probably would have.. in the spirit of remaking the globe however we liked, which was the norm then.  Who'd have known they'd end up being the new nazis?

I'd have probably made them move to Madagascar or Surinam though. 

Germany would be the most fair location. I wouldn't oppose that.

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Germany would be the most fair location. I wouldn't oppose that.

Except there was NO historical claim to Germany.  In Israel, there was a tangible claim.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Germany would be the most fair location. I wouldn't oppose that.

Except there was NO historical claim to Germany.  In Israel, there was a tangible claim.

There was about as much of a logical claim to Israel as there is a legitimate claim of the Irish to northwestern France.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Germany would be the most fair location. I wouldn't oppose that.

Except there was NO historical claim to Germany.  In Israel, there was a tangible claim.

     Except there were plenty of other folks already living on the land. Maybe they should have tried Wyoming.