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Originally Posted by Rochard
It's on a case by case basis.
Look at the Basque in Spain and France. They consider themselves their own race / nationality, but does that give them the right their own land? Should France and Spain carve out a piece of their country and just hand it over to them? Imagine the legal problems that would pose.
Should the Palestinians have their own land and their own country? Dunno. I have no clue. But if they are going to launch missiles into another country at will, well, maybe they shouldn't.
No different than the Basque and the bomb they exploded a few weeks ago in Spain.
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The Basque were never given a UN mandate to have their own country, although they and the Catalans almost did achieve as much during the Spanish Civil War. So, yes, I would say it is different.
"In 1947, the United Nations created the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) to find an immediate solution to the Palestine question, which the British had handed over to the UN. As recommended by UNSCOP, the UN General Assembly approved what is known as the Partition Plan in Resolution 181 on November 29, 1947. The plan determined a specific date for the end of the British Mandate, May 15, 1948. More importantly, the proposal called for the creation of two states, while Jerusalem and Bethlehem would be placed under United Nations control."
Two states....never quite worked out....