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The conflict in Palestine did not begin thousands of years ago. The conflict began at the turn of the 20th century especially during the British occupation of Palestine, through which the migration of  Jews to this land was on the increase year after year, and following the world's greatest conspiracy ( led mainly by The United States Russia and Great Britain ) to create a Jewish home land in Palestine regardless of what or who lived there.

The conflict is now as follows: Two people, the occupied and oppressed ( the Palestinians ) and the occupier and oppressor ( The Israelis ) . The Palestinians are trying to regain their land, freedom, honor and dignity in which they've lost when the Israelis came in with their tanks, fought their way into small towns and villages killing and burning everything in sight, taking over land and homes that belongs to the Palestinians and forcing them to leave. The rest of the world stood watching silently as massacres of Palestinians by Israeli troops took place, and people fled their homes and lands by the thousands due to fear of being killed by this "ruthless" enemy, who, incidentally,  barely survived similar horrible acts inflected upon them by the Nazis!!!!

This is what the conflict is all about, it does not matter when it started or who lived there thousands of years ago, the time is now, and now the situation, as complicated as it may be, is clear: return the land or share it equally, resolve the issue of Jerusalem, the refugees, the borders and all the remaining issues fairly so we can all live in peace. Topping the list of issues is that of Jerusalem, our claim to the city is protected on the ground by our people, and by international laws supported by UN resolutions, and by international legitimacy recognizing East Jerusalem as occupied territory, the Israeli acquisition of which was by military force. 

Also, now since the international community is trying to implement what they want us to believe is peace, we would like to discuss some of the terms everyone became familiar with; "East Jerusalem" instead of "Jerusalem" as the capital of Palestine, and "the Gaza Strip and West Bank including East Jerusalem" instead of Palestine, and so on. Although, these terms are used often in this site, one thing remains very obvious; the amount of ground we have given up to the Israeli version of peace over the years. Why do we only talk about East Jerusalem? What happened to West Jerusalem? Was it not Palestinian? Why are Haifa or Yafa not referred to as "occupied territories"? Palestinians lived in these cities, and many still do. Why are we not talking about Palestinian autonomy in THESE areas?

We need to start talking about Palestinian restitution, not just mentioning it once or twice, but including it into our list of demands. We must let the whole world know that we are after what the Zionists took from us, and we must demand that Israel pay for it, for 1948, for 1967, for Sabra and Shatilla, for the Intifada, for every demonstration it's army  opened fire with live ammunition, for the settlements and land confiscation. Israel must compensate the Palestinians for all the years they couldn't develop their land and their industry. We must be compensated for the stress and the illness they have caused us, for every stolen bracelet in every house, for every day the refugees spent outside their country, for every martyr, every child, and every uprooted olive tree.

But instead of talking about restitution, however, the CIA and Shin Bet regularly meet to discuss how to protect Israel's security, while the Israelis continue their acts of confiscation and violence.  The Israelis have the international community believe that being politically incorrect to Israel is a greater crime than the ongoing acts of repression, caging and dispossession of Palestinians.

We must get back what we have lost, we must be compensated.

That is what we think, tell us what you think?    

 

 

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