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Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: Will there be peace if Palestinians lay down their arms? [View all]shaayecanaan
(6,068 posts)31. The Israelis killed about 500 Arab returnees a year
during the 1950s, mostly just peasants wanting to get back to their farms.
About 3000 Arabs died in massacres by Jews during 1948 alone. In fact more Muslims died at the hands of Jews in a single year than the number of Jews killed by Muslims in the preceding 500 years.
Even today, Israeli soldiers can kill Arab children with impunity:-
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/nov/24/israel
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This war is about the tunnels that Palestinians dug out from under the border
JDPriestly
Aug 2014
#14
There will be Palestinian subjugation, which is really Israel's goal, don't you think?
ProgressiveMuslim
Aug 2014
#21