Re: POLITICS: Re: grim prospects

From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Wed Apr 10 2002 - 10:56:21 MDT


>
> In a message dated 4/9/02 10:20:52, extropy@unreasonable.com writes:
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> >The Arab residents of the West Bank were citizens of Jordan in
> >1967. Jordan fought a war against Israel and lost the West Bank.

Actually, the West Bank was originally part of Palestine under the
British Mandate and was distinctly separate from Jordan. It was Jordan
which illegally seized the West Bank and forced all residents to become
Jordanian citizens.



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