This year is the 100 year Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. As you are no doubt aware.

Misunderstandings, poor translations of English to Arabic, intentions misconstrued, diplomatic skulduggery etc between her Majesty's Government representatives, King Hussein and the Zionists contributed to the unholy mess 100 years later.

The Balfour Declaration was a letter dated 2 November 1917 from the United Kingdom's Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour to Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, a leader of the British Jewish community, for transmission to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland. It read:

His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.

The text of the letter was published in the press one week later, on 9 November 1917. The "Balfour Declaration" was later incorporated into both the Sèvres peace treaty with the Ottoman Empire, and the Mandate for Palestine. The original document is kept at the British Library.

The Sharif of Mecca Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi and other Arab leaders considered the Declaration a violation of previous agreements made in the McMahon-Hussein correspondence

Jim, rude derision doesn't persuade.   Civility remains important:  agree to disagree, yes, but throwing vomit at people you've known (at least on-line) for 10-15 yrs?   

That's my main point.

As to the debate about Israel's mistreatment of the Palestinians -- removing the Palestians forcibly from their long-held homesteads is wrong, just wrong, and causes further strife.   To justify it based on 2500-4000 yr old religious beliefs doesn't make it ok.    Nor does justifying it based on the horrors of WW2, etc.    

It was wrong when settlers did it to Australian aborigines, it was wrong when settlers did it to the First Peoples of Canada, it was wrong when settlers did it to Native Americans of the US, Mexico, Cuba, South America, etc.   But back then, those communities were crushed/wiped out by those taking over their long-held homes.   In the 20th and 21st century, the Palestinian and other Arab communities within Israel had more ability to protest.   

Human rights violations are wrong, wherever they take place, and can't be justified.

Which isn't surprising.   "Honestreporting" is absolutely not an unbiased site.   Right-wing Israeli propaganda. 

If you look at settlement expansion from a human rights (moral) standpoint - it's wrong, no different than stealing and murdering, and justifying it for selfish ends. 

I admire Snow-white for being an Israeli who dares to oppose the current right-wing regime there.   And I continue appreciate her years of comments and links.  

Jim, your credibility is limited, to me, because it devalues the value of each human life.