Omar Kusturica wrote: "Surely the recommendation [according to the UDHR] that the refugees should be permitted to return to their homes is based on the notion that they have a legal and moral right to do so." Nope. It is an attempt to have governments establish laws that grant these rights. Whatever rights people have, they have by virtue of either nature or government. The 'right of return' is not a natural right so must be established by law. The UN can establish no law so cannot grant the 'right of return'. Also, the final article of the UDHR states: "Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State, group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein." I would think 'wiping Israel off the map' would count as an 'act aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein'. Israel has no obligation to act in a way that would undermine its existence. Sincerely, Phil Enns Toronto, ON ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html