Message Forum: Re: Israel, Palestine, and a world of stuff I don't know

Re: Israel, Palestine, and a world of stuff I don't know

Posted By: Dave, on host 206.124.5.72
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2002, at 09:43:28
In Reply To: Re: Israel, Palestine, and a world of stuff I don't know posted by Nyperold on Friday, April 5, 2002, at 20:07:40:

> > The Romans, Ottoman, and British Empires
>>don't count?
>
> 1272 BCE + 1000 years forward = 272 BCE. The
>Romans, Ottomans, and British Empires had
>dominion after this time. The second part only
>tells of their *presence* in the land, *not*
>dominion. The conquering nations did not succeed
>in removing them completely.

I'm not sure how this matters, then. The American Indians had "dominion" over most of North America for something like 14,000 years. Then whitey came and took over and has had "dominion" for about 500 years. Does that mean the natives have more of a right to the land than whites do?

-- Dave

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Message:	> > > The Romans, Ottoman, and British Empires > >>don't count? > > > > 1272 BCE + 1000 years forward = 272 BCE. The > >Romans, Ottomans, and British Empires had > >dominion after this time. The second part only > >tells of their presence in the land, not > >dominion. The conquering nations did not succeed > >in removing them completely. > > I'm not sure how this matters, then. The American Indians had "dominion" over most of North America for something like 14,000 years. Then whitey came and took over and has had "dominion" for about 500 years. Does that mean the natives have more of a right to the land than whites do? > > -- Dave
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