Palestine

Written By:  Andrew Eide

You hear a lot about Palestine in the news, in debates in Congress, and you wonder what is going on. Today I am here to tell you what is going on.

The history of the region where the area, district, whatever you call it other than a “country” is not a country at all. It is a region, area, district, location, etc., where a group of people who have never had a country decided to call it their home.

If you read the Bible you know that the Israelites wondered for a very long time to get their stubbornness out of them. Finally God told them where they were to settle and they settled where God told them to.

To be a valid legal “country” you must have a Government, regulations, borders, and of course a national flag. Palestine has never had any of those things. Up until around 2008 they came under control of Jordan. They were classified as Jordinians and carried passports issued by the country of Jordan. Finally Jordan became tired of dealing with these people so they stoppeed supporting them.

Palestinians have been demanding to have their “country” recognized by the world even though in the history of the world they have never had a legal valid “country” as we define countries.

Israel, on the other hand, was given legal valid “country” or “nation” status on May 14, 1948.

I have friends who are Palestinian and all of them say the same thing. They said Jordan didn’t support them and now that they are on their own, with no government, no financial system, and no jobs, they are in huge trouble economically. All their jobs, medical facilities, etc., are located in Israel. Most of my Palestinian friends tell me if they would come under control of Israel they would be way better off than when whey were under control of Jordan and of course way better off than they are today on their own.

There you go. You have just been schooled.’