Really? So the fact that the UK divided up the Ottoman Empire into random lines to create countries that had never existed before (expect for Iran), and then put brutal regimes into power that would give the UK big oil concessions had nothing to do with it?
Was it the fact that after WWII, the british put the holocast survivors into prison camps in Cyprus, because they didn't want them to offend their oil offering arab pals, and only freed them after the UN voted to allow two seperate states in the Mandate area, one for the Jews?
The fact that transjordan, which the British had promised to give entirely to the Jews,was reduced to 10% of the land originally promised? What about when the British didn't defend them under British occupation when the Arabs were creating pogroms against them, because the British wanted their oil?
How about the fact that the UK allowed 700,000 Jews, from all over the middle east, to be driven from places that they had been living peacefully in for thousands of years by the arabs and did nothing about it?
I could go on and on....
Meanwhile, Jews have been attacked during the crusades, the inquisition, etc, etc, etc, throughout history. They know that no country can be trusted to look after them, THEY have to look after themselves. They also know that no matter what land they give up to the Arabs, the arabs will not be satisfied until every Jew in Israel is dead. This has been proven over and over. Why should Israel care if what they do is unpopular around the world? The only one's that will ensure their survival is the Israelis themselves.
