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1. ‘Israel came into existence in the most legitimate way possible — through a vote of the UN.’
In fact, UNGA Resolution 181 of 1947, was passed by just 33 votes, out of a current membership of 193 UN member states (17%). Hardly a unanimous decision by the global community of nations, then or now!
2. ‘The newly established Israeli entity was immediately opposed by Arab states that set out to destroy the nascent Jewish state.’
In fact, the overwhelming population of Muslim Arabs that dominated the land of Palestine for over a thousand years, had warned the UN that it would never accept the forced insertion of a Jewish state in its midst. Consequently, the resistance and attack, to preserve their lands and heritage, were of no surprise to anyone.
3. ‘In 2000, Ehud Barak, then Israel’s prime minister, offered Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat a Palestinian state. Arafat rejected the offer and 23 years of tragedy have ensued.’
In fact, Barak’s offer of a state was a ridiculous, non-contiguous entity with Israeli-controlled roads, military, airspace and sea access. An independent state? Never!
4. More than 500,000 Jews were forcibly expelled from Morocco and other North African and Middle East states, to Israel, after 1948, which served to balance the 3/4 million dispossessed Palestinians in 1948.
In fact, the large Jewish population of Morocco was never expelled. They had excellent relations with the national Arab community, although they eventually decided to leave voluntarily. Other Jewish communities in Africa/ Middle East, decided likewise. However, some communities were offered money by the new Israeli state, to emigrate there. Only a very few were forced to leave their country of birth and that was only because there was then a Jewish state that claimed their loyalty, albeit a state rejected by the Muslim world.
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The above 4 pieces of zionist propaganda are repeatedly offered as an explanation as to why 700,000 Palestinians were violently removed from their homes and lands, and illegally dispossessed by the Irgun Jewish terrorist militia and the European immigrants to the new state of Israel, in 1948 – all without any compensation, then or subsequently.
Being propaganda, not truth, these spurious claims are rejected in favour of fact-checked, historical evidence. Propaganda being only for the gullible who are credulous enough to believe such political fabrications.
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Hans Stehling is a regular contributor to Global Research.
