In last week's "Dopey WNJ letter of the week" Colossus of Rhodey.Hube takes issue with a letter writer who asserts:

I feel a responsibility to react to a Nov. 22 letter headlined "Historically, Palestinian territories never existed."
The West Bank of the Jordan River was assigned to Jordan to administer, and the Gaza Strip in Egypt. The Jewish portion was contiguous. However, the Arab portion was in three separate areas. The Jerusalem area was assigned a separate permanent trusteeship, making it the fifth area.

On May 15, 1948, the Israeli war of independence began when Arab armies invaded Palestine. Israel won a victory and secured its independence. The war was horrific. Jordan annexed the West Bank and Egypt the Gaza Strip. By the war's end, Israel had increased its controlled area from 44 percent to 77 percent.

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The writer's statement that Palestinians refused this U.N. solution is misleading.

To that last statement he responds:

No, it's actually right on the money. According to the UN's own website on the issue, they state:

The Jewish Agency accepted the resolution despite its dissatisfaction over such matters as Jewish emigration from Europe and the territorial limits set on the proposed Jewish State. The Plan was not accepted by the Palestinian Arabs and Arab States, on the grounds that it violated the provisions of the United Nations Charter, which granted people the right to decide their own destiny.

Ocean Guy takes a longer view of things:

Mistakes have been made on both sides, but the simple redux is: At any time in the last 58 years the Arabs could have had peace... instead they chose, and continue to choose war. Instead of living in peace, they hold steadfast to their pursuit of a greater Arabia, free of Jews... free of westerners... free of Christians... and even free of the wrong type of Muslims...

It does not matter how many people try to impute peaceful intentions onto the Arabs, the fact remains, they do not want peace with Israel, they want peace withOUT Israel. Any action taken while ignoring that fact only helps to prolong the war. It really is IS that simple.

And finally, in one of his incomparable history lessons, Elder of Ziyon answers, "Yes, Virginia there was a Palestinian state. And it was headed by a Nazi collaborator. That makes the Holocaust denier in charge of the Palestinian quasi-state right now, an improvement." Well he didn't actually write that. That's just my summary. But as they say in the blogosphere: read the whole thing!

After you read it you'll understand:

The entire episode was so embarrassingly inept, no Palestinian Arab advocate today ever mentions this as an example of historical Palestinian sovereignty. They prefer the myth of a nation called Palestine to the reality of a short-lived aborted vanity enterprise.

Crossposted on Israpundit and Soccer Dad.

Crossposted on Israpundit and Soccer Dad.