Why don't Palestenians just leave Palestine?

Question

I'm not taking any sides, but its evident that Israel will never give the lands back and the US government will continue to unquestionably support Israel. Maybe its time to throw in the towel. Be the bigger man. Why not just leave Palestine and go settle in neighboring muslim lands. Let Israel have their little strip of beach so there can end this conflict. Have you ever thought that the powers to be don't want you to leave, because they need the conflict as a distraction? Let them build their fences and settle the blood soaked desert they call the holy land. If God is real he will sort things out in the afterlife. Any thoughts?

Answer 1

If France came over and made you give the land you bought and worked for back to the Indians, wouldn't you be a little pissed off too?  Would you leave?  Try looking at this whole thing from their perspective.  Here it is, they were living their lives comfortably when somebody decides that they should give up their land.  That wasn't fair.

Answer 2

or mabe israelis leave israel.

Answer 3

...why don't the israelis just leave israel since the palestinians used to live there? see how dumb that sounds? the point is that palestinians shouldn't have to leave the land where their families have lived for generations because israel is intractable. i have to say that before visiting that part of the world, i couldn't see what the big deal was - america is a land of people who have left their homelands and who move frequently. many people in the world (incl. europeans, etc.) have a much deeper understanding of rootedness and "where we're from." instead of suggesting such a silly solution, maybe we should focus on finding a real solution: israel returns to the green line and palestine is created as an independent state.

Answer 4

Well, the Jews could just leave Palestine, too.

Face it, there is little reason for anyone to be fighting over that sad little area other than religious icons and edifices.

Answer 5

Probably because they're ignorant or uneducated or a combination of both.

You have to understand these people are in a whole different society. They are raised brainwashed about the Jews. And, most of them have never even seen one.

It's a never ending battle. They aren't going to just pick up and leave. If only it were that simple.

Answer 6

I have to say that the Palestenians got screwed over when Israel was created.  Basically, a bunch of people were kicked off their land and lost their source of livelihood (they were already poor to start with).  

Israel should have been formed elsewhere, maybe somewhere in South America.  It shouldn't have been too hard to do this because Israel is a fairly small chunk of land.  I think one of the original people proposing a Jewish state wanted this, but a lot of zionists insisted on putting Israel in Palestine.

Of course, we also have the British to thank for this.  They made a bunch of empty promises to everyone and then pulled out of the region when the results of their policies came to fruition.

Anyway, I think the whole fight over that land is stupid and Israel could not have been put in a worse place.

Answer 7

This is much bigger than real estate and much older than 60 years old.  This is an ages old religious conflict that may never end peacefully.  I've even seen interviews of young Israelis/Palestinians who are tired of the fighting and would rather move on in life...some of whom even seemed unsure of how or why this started and is still going on.

The fact that this is simply a religious conflict and a push to create a geographical theocracy is incredibly evident by the status of the country (territory) versus that of their "friends and allies".  How is it that the majority of the Middle East is basking in the riches of their oil wealth, yet the people who seem to share the same radical ideas get nothing in support other than weapons?  They don't build infrastructure, schools or hospitals, they build bombs.  Iran preaches about Israel will be wiped off the map, but has offered nothing to the Palestinians in return.  I'd argue that they're seen as nothing more than necessary casualties, god forbid Iran (or the President of Iran at least) ever gets to the point where they attack Israel.  (I do believe that he is seen as a loose cannon even in Iran, and expect to see him ousted in 2009)

The United States involvement in my opinion (let's face it...none of us really know the full details or the extent of our involvement and why) is in order to curb that theocracy--not of Islam, but of it's fundamentalist counterparts.  Also, the Middle East is a major supplier of oil, and while it's easy to place blame in the hands of the US and claim that all of this is just to fill up our SUVs, the fact of the matter is that oil is the lifeblood of EVERY economy, not just ours.  Unless you're dealing in goats and hay bails, you're dependant on oil in some form or another, be it gasoline or the plastic and rubber used to make just about everything you see in day to day life.  At any time, the Middle East could become economic terrorists and freeze oil shipments and pricing, and could single handedly wipe out the economies of every industrialized nation in the world.  It's a pretty wild idea, and a risky enough one that I doubt the Middle East would attempt it, but it's no doubt an option that we should be prepared for.  

Answer 8

here is a better question

why don't israelian people just leave palestine ?

why would palestinians leave their own land ,we'll fight til the end and we'll never give up

because if america is supporting israel ,god is supporting palestine !!

Answer 9

They have tried to settle in other lands.

But their muslim brothers keep them in squalid camps for years and years and years..

This is acually a smart move on their part. Palestenian militants tend to be a threat to whatever governement they are living under.

They tried to overthrow the government in Jordon.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/w...

They started a civil war in Lebanon.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/w...

Answer 10

Because the Palestinians have a culture and religion based on hate and won't rest or stop attacking innocent people until all the Jews on the earth are dead, then they'll come after Christians & everyone else who doesn't wear a rag on their heads or treat women as if they're lower than cattle. They have millions of square miles of muslim lands, yet keep fighting over the tiny land that is Israel, only the size of Rhode Island.  

Answer 11

hey buddy, tell them, not us, we dont care

Answer 12

here is my thought: you are an idiot.

Answer 13

A better question is, why don't the Israelis kick them out?  Like the U.S. did to the natives.

Answer 14

its all about what is hidden below the dome of the rock they are looking for the arc and when they have it the temple will be built

Answer 15

If they didnt have the Jews to Hate,All those rags heads would be killing each other.