You couldn't have done it because there is no answer that can be "agreeable". Israel was created on someone's else's property, it's like a seed that has gotten bigger and bigger, and will get even bigger. ----- Original Message ----- From: Stan Spiegel To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: 2/9/2006 12:13:44 AM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Link to "Mohammed" cartoons Thank you, Lawrence, for handling Irene's questions with such good humor and so gracefully. I couldn't have done it so agreeably. Stan Spiegel ----- Original Message ----- From: Lawrence Helm To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 12:08 AM Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: Link to "Mohammed" cartoons I can?t spare you, Irene. Jews lived in Palestine longer than the Arabs did. Yes, Zionists considered where to take larger Jewish populations and to have an official state. Yes, Zionists sought the legal right to live in Palestine where Jews were already living. Why do you think Jews should abandon their traditional homeland? Yes, Muslims conquered them in the past, but Muslims were not in power when the Zionists asked Britain to legitimize their presence there. Muslims conquered the Jews in the past. Jews conquered Arabs in the present ? not a good reason to blame the Jews. Lawrence