| The last Muslim Empire came to an end with | | | | grant a piece of their territory to the |
| the conclusion of the First World War as the | | | | Palestinians so that they can create their |
| Ottoman Empire was dismembered by the Allied | | | | own state? It would be just a tiny fraction |
| victors. | | | | of their total land mass and they would |
| | | | hardly miss it because it is largely |
| Since then, no Muslim nation has been strong | | | | unpopulated. |
| enough to go again on the path of conquest. | | | | |
| However, nations practicing that religion | | | | In almost six decades of fighting, none of |
| have constantly caused an inordinate amount | | | | the Muslim countries from the Middle East or |
| of bloodshed. | | | | from elsewhere has ever made such a proposal |
| | | | to the Palestinians. Quite on the contrary, |
| In 1948 the state of Israel was founded and | | | | many have brutally repressed them when the |
| since then, there have been six wars between | | | | Palestinians tried to carve a power structure |
| this country and its Arab neighbors. | | | | within those countries. |
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| These wars have been very revealing of not | | | | When one considers the small geographic size |
| just the relationship between Jews and Arabs, | | | | of Israel, it is evident that even if all of |
| but also of what lies at the core of Islam. | | | | that land would be given to the Palestinians, |
| | | | the Palestinians would still be in possession |
| The crux of the conflict between the Jewish | | | | of just a small country. Israel is made of |
| state and the Muslims resides in the demands | | | | just a very small strip of territory and most |
| for land of the Palestinians. These are quite | | | | of it is desert. |
| understandable, but one cannot avoid | | | | |
| wondering why have the Muslim countries not | | | | Once all the above gets taken in |
| directly addressed those demands? | | | | consideration, it becomes extremely hard to |
| | | | understand why the only approach that Muslims |
| The neighboring countries claim that the | | | | have taken towards Israel is violence. |
| reason why they have waged war against Israel | | | | |
| is because of Arab and Muslim solidarity. If | | | | Such a mystery becomes rapidly clarified when |
| that is so, they should have long ago granted | | | | it is remembered that Islam is at its very |
| a piece of territory to the Palestinians. | | | | core a violent creed. It is a religion that |
| | | | was born out of an act of violence and which |
| In several of those nations, large | | | | preaches violence through the Koran. |
| Palestinian populations have lived there for | | | | |
| centuries. Such a situation increases further | | | | No other religion has a founder who waged war |
| the need to inquire why no land has been | | | | to impose his will. No other religion has a |
| allocated to them. | | | | holy book that systemically advocates the use |
| | | | of force. Jesus Christ for example, was a |
| Despite the progressive physical expansion of | | | | wimp who believed in putting the other cheek |
| Israel over the years, that country remains a | | | | whenever he got punched. The teachings of |
| small geographic entity with just 20,000 | | | | Buddha are somewhat similar. He was |
| square kilometers. However, some of the | | | | originally a prince and a warrior, but once |
| Muslim countries in the vicinity have as much | | | | he invented Buddhism, he gave up his riches |
| as 2,400,000 square kilometers. That is a | | | | and his warring habits, and became interested |
| territory 120 times larger than Israel. | | | | only in meditating. |
| Israel also has a high population density, | | | | |
| while some Arab countries have among the | | | | The Israeli-Palestinian conflict reiterates |
| lowest in the world. | | | | what history had already witnessed. It shows |
| | | | that Islam is an intrinsically violent creed. |
| Why would it be so hard for those nations to | | | | |