the land doesn't belong to Israel.
Yes it does. They were attacked and beat their attackers and took the spoils of war.
c'est la vie...
The converse would appear to be true as well by this logic. Were they not to 'beat their attackers' then there 'spoils of war' would be negative.
I'm disgusted enough by observing and funding the 'Zionist entity' aspects of the state of Israel over the years that I am most likely to take a 'live by the sword, die by the sword' attitude toward future kerfuffles in that region. This was not always the case. The American citizen to died face down on the steel deck of a ship in international waters with an Israeli bullet in the back of his head, and with nary a peep of protest from 'our' leadership and media, was probably the turning point for me on this issue.
It was the palistinian cheerings and support for the 9/11 attacks that was turning point for me.
You must have a soft spot in your heart for the Iranians then, right? I remember reports of some fairly impressive candlelight vigils in that country directly after the 9/11 event before most people (including myself) realized what that thing was all about.
BTW, I also remember Sharon saying right after 9/11 something like 'Oh yes, this is very good for Israel' before catching himself and being a little less impertinent. This is, in fact, why I personally doubt that Israel had anything to do formally through their military and intel services with 9/11. Had they I am pretty sure that Sharon would have been at least dimmly appraised of the event and prepared with a somewhat more careful message.
Actually, it looks like it was Netanyahu who had
that response. Same idea though.