On thread, I am glad shes gone, but at several points in her life, asked the questions, every questioner was hoping would not come up. Her blab on Israel is either senile, or what she wanted to say all her life, good riddance.
On to Israel, I support Israel, want to continue our alliance, as they give us intel that is more real than any in the region, and would Fight for us, as little as they are, at the drop of a hat, as long as they know, We ( the U.S ) will back them. Now they know that politics would keep that from happening. You can bet the CIA is letting them know under the table that this too shall pass, and the Mossad back to us as well, with reserve. I also support the biblical angle, it was theirs all along.
But, we have to think about world development for the past 300 + yrs, 300 yrs ago, there were some defined areas, that the people of that region claimed, right or wrong, and usually along rivers, streams and oceans, because water was the 1 thing, you absolutely needed above all else. As people populated these areas, the populace grew enough to protect your area or region, that's when fences or border guards emerge, the Romans of course were 1 of the hungriest, and captured many lands, then Europe got this early, as did Britain, but the Scott's and the Irish had a different idea,but were beaten, the middle East actually got this earlier, but too much changing of hands and not enough force once the Moors had there fill. Here in America, so much land and so few people, settlers did not settle in a place they saw trouble, Just 1st where they landed, and then the adventurous moved on, but again usually along rivers and streams. There they met Indigenous people and either lived with them, were killed, or killed them. But both groups were small in number, and the land so unsettled, it was easy to live in relative peace, until many nomadic Indigenous people returned from their hunting grounds and found HOUSES, permanent structures, that they never thought of. Meanwhile Britain is CONQUERING lands everywhere, as the old saying go's, once the British flag, never saw night time. This is a natural path of development, but as the old saying go's, and remember this.
" These woods belong to those that can hold them "
The early settlers did not come to conquer but escape, the later settlers, had more intel, and came to prosper, the Brits, meaning the King, tried to capitalize on both, We decided, not without a fight. Israel is trying to hold their woods, God bless them, at this time with the worst president of all time in the other quarters pocket.
Still today there is fighting for land, territory, etc.. as Israel is now, it will come down to a fight eventually with one side being really hurt, hurt enough to say uncle for real. Those people lead such a hard life, in such a hard environment, that most of us, who are not coming out of the sand box can understand, and yet, when things are going smooth, they actually lead happy lives
Like my childhood, you don't know your poor, underfed, under privileged, until somebody pointed it out. I thought everybody was hot and muggy, and ate PBJ sandwiches, I did not feel that way.