John W. wrote:
> Kevin Gowen wrote:
> 
>>John W. wrote:
>>
>>>Kevin Gowen wrote:
>>> > b wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> bah... having an ex-terrorist turned president killed by a
>>> >> recidivist war criminal turned prime-minister, I don't really
> 
> see
> 
>>> >> what would difference "it would have made"... what's more
>>> >> interesting is what the bushist U.S.A. will do, now that
> 
> Arafat's
> 
>>> >> out of the way, as was required. let the fun begin...
>>> >>
>>> >> Maybe Palestinians should be given Tibet as a homeland.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > They have a homeland. It is called Jordan.
>>> >
>>>They had a homeland called Palestine.
>>
>>Wrong. What ignorant statements you've made. You could have at least
>>given a courtesy glance at Wikipedia before posting.
>>
> 
> Great advice. Since you obviously haven't looked up 'Palestine' there,
> I'll post for you what they say:
> 
> "Palestine... is a region in the Middle East extending inland from the
> eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. Its political status is hotly
> disputed. See Region of Palestine.
> 
> "In present-day usage, the term is frequently used in political
> advocacy, referring to land considered as rightfully belonging to the
> Palestinians, particularly the State of Palestine, recognized by 2/3 of
> the world's nations since its declaration of independence in the
> 1980s."
> 
> Moreover, looking up Region of Palestine it says:
> 
> "Palestine was defined by the San Remo Conference as the area bordered
> by the Mediterranean Sea, Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and a
> short stretch of Red Sea coastline between the latter two. These
> borders include all of present-day Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza
> Strip, and some part of Jordan."
> 
> So, thanks! You gave me a great place to support what I was saying. It
> looks like you follow the Dick Cheney method of offering supporting
> Web-based evidence. Good idea!

Gee, nothing you quoted said anything about any people having a homeland 
called Palestine.

-- 
Kevin
"This is the best election night in history."--Democratic National 
Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe, Nov. 2, 2004, just before 8 p.m. EST