refugees before 1948, during the British mandat. again go check your facts. and many of them got bedouins origin which were nomads. again go check your facts.

The five Arab armies that attacked Israel one after Israel's declaration of statehood told the Arabs to get out of the way of the conquering armies who would push the Jews into the sea. Some stayed. Most left. It was a voluntary departure -- not Israel's problem. I guess the moral of the story is two-fold: (i) don't go to war unless you ABSOLUTELY sure you can win; and (ii) don't make foolish promises you cannot keep. International law cannot confer citizenship, dear. The most massive changes in borders and nationalities occurred following World War I, but even though people went from being citizens of one country to citizens of another, the Treaty of Paris could not, and did not, confer citizenship. Israel emerged victorious in its war of independence. Large portions of the mandate land that was to have been an Arab state (but was rejected by the Arabs) was acquired by Israel and with the acquisition came the absolute right to maintain it -- it was, after all, non-sovereign territory. If I make a bad choice, I must take ownership of it. No matter how much I may regret it, I cannot undo it, or its consequences. This is a lesson that the Arabs have refused to learn. Six wars; sixty-one years of unremitting terror. Three rejections of a two-state solution. They prefer their own unique version of history and actual events. Israel's point of view: When is enough more than enough? How long should we be plagued with Arab lies, fantasy and versions of truth that have no veracity whatsoever? How long would any other country put up with it? That, my friend, is the crux of the issue. Look at the history. The Arab version thereof is a tale out of 1001 Arabian nights. Really. You could, as Casey Stengel would say, look it up. Perhaps you should.

LET'S BE TRUTHFUL HERE OXFAM, AMNESTY !! THIS SHOULD REALLY READ.......... '" World has betrayed ISRAEL ........... rights groups say Amnesty, Oxfam among groups criticizing international community of failing to end.................... ARAB COUNTRIES HOSTILITY TOWARDS ISRAEL. THE ARABS COUNTRIES SURROUNDING ISRAEL WITH BOYCOTTS OF ISRAEL AND REFUSING TO RECOGNISE THE SOVEREIGN STATE OF ISRAEL,.......THIS IS LIKE A SEIGE OF ISRAEL ,........................... which they claim 'punishes ISRAEL FOR EXISTING AS A JEWISH INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATIC STATE ! MAYBE THIS IS WHAT THEY REALLY MEANT ? ANYHOW, THIS IS WHAT AMNESTY AND OXFAM SHOULD HAVE STATED IF THEY WERE REALLY HONEST, BUT THEY ARE NOT HONEST !