Excellent Article from http://www.maggiesnotebook.com
Barack Obama said the way to peace between Israel and Palestine is for Israel to move its borders back to the pre-1967 Six Day War lines. Such a dishonest stance for any person, world leader or not, is astonishing, unless you support the demise of Israel. Here is a simple, truthful and easily understood reminder of those borders – usually, and conveniently ignored by those who accuse Israel of “occupying” Palestinian territory.
The original Mandate for Palestine, agreed to unanimously by the League of Nations in 1920, designated 124,466 sq. km. for the Jewish National Homeland, to be known as Israel. Israel did not receive that territory – but legally, the territory is still theirs today.
Here’s the map of that area legally belonging to Israel (unchanged today) as granted by the League of Nations:
Go here for the rest of the article…http://www.maggiesnotebook.com/2011/05/israels-pre-1967-war-borders-what-they-mean-the-reality/
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