tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post7653941122806679443..comments2024-03-16T05:00:38.826-04:00Comments on Egnorance: Alan Dershowitz on statehood for Palestiniansmregnorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431770851694587832noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-23129921972876232932012-10-25T12:20:24.663-04:002012-10-25T12:20:24.663-04:00The claims of the Palestinians and the American co...The claims of the Palestinians and the American colonists are utterly incommensurable.<br /><br />The American colonists never claimed statehood based on having lived in North America "for centuries".<br /><br />The Palestinians' claim to statehood is as valid as a claim to statehood for the Mississippi Valley or Appalachia. Which is, obviously, risible on its face. <br />George Boggsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555199390227912207.post-17370298661592052672012-10-25T10:17:27.172-04:002012-10-25T10:17:27.172-04:00I am not going to comment on the validity of the e...I am not going to comment on the validity of the entire argument: the Middle East is a tangled mess and people have differing and strong opinions on that. However, one part of this argument is not particularly convincing, namely that "Palestinians have never been a state (even under the Ottoman Empire for centuries)." <br /><br />Apply that to the American colonies ca. 1776 to see what I mean. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com