June 2002 Vol.5, No. 5 Contents The West Is Fighting for Its Survival by Melvin Rhodes Restoration: We Hold These Truths... by Darris McNeely What Do You Know--and What Will You Do? by Darris McNeely Palestine/Israel--Whose Land Is It, Really? by Cecil E. Maranville  Book Review: Statecraft by Margaret Thatcher by John Ross Schroeder  In Brief...World News Review by Darris McNeely, John Ross Schroeder and Jim Tuck This Is the Way...Making Sense in a Senseless Neighborhood by Robin Webber June '02 Main Palestine/Israel-- Whose Land Is It, Really? Some claim that the Palestinians have been forced off their land and that they have been deprived of what is rightfully theirs. Others maintain that the Israelis have a legitimate entitlement to their nation, including the lands seized in war action. The current U.S. administration has begun to use the word "occupy" in reference to Israeli military presence in Palestinian towns, implying that the Israelis have invaded sovereign territory. Whose land is it, really? Frankly, the answer may surprise you. by Cecil E. Maranville "Palestine" is a term that essentially corresponds to a section of land in southwest Asia at the eastern end of the Mediterranean Sea. That same territory comprises the modern Israeli state. Since becoming a nation in 1948, the Israelis have developed a productive, fertile and wealthy nation in a desert wasteland. They have been outstanding custodians of their homeland. But, is it their homeland? Or, is it the Palestinians' homeland? "Palestinians" is the commonly used appellation for the descendants of approximately 780,000 Arabs who were displaced by a war between five Arab nations and the newly proclaimed state of Israel in 1948. When the war began, some of the Arabs abandoned their homes in fear, while others left believing that they would soon return. Of course, they did not anticipate that the Israelis would win the war, much less such a lopsided victory. Since that time, these displaced peoples and their descendants have lived in temporary camps without a land they could call their own. Read the full article at www.wnponline.org/wnp/wnp0206/whoseland.htm Related Information on UCG Sites: Table of Contents that includes "Palestine/Israel -- Whose Land Is It, Really?" Other Articles by Cecil Maranville Zionism: _Israel at 50: A Saga of War and Peace _Israel's Amazing Story: Fulfillment of Bible Prophecy Palestine: _Pope's Spiritual Journey Very Political _Vikings Are Coming, Again! _World News Review Nov 2000 _Palestine/Israel -- Whose Land Is It, Really? Part 2 _Is Peace in Palestine Possible? _Abbas and Sharon: Showdown Over Jerusalem _Who Will Restore Israel? _The Creation of the Modern Middle East _War and Peace in the Middle East Israel, modern: _World News Review November 1998 _World News Review January 2001 _Dancing With Death _Next on the Agenda: Mideast Peace _A Covenant of Life _The Rising Specter of Anti-Semitism _When The Walls Come Tumbling Down _Getting Underneath the Skin _Middle East Amnesty Produces Chaos _"Cold" Peace or Real Peace? _World News Review Nov 2004 _Retreat From Gaza _Will Iran Provoke Nuclear War in 2006? _An Incendiary Arc of Instability _Return to Jerusalem _Five Significant Trends of 2006 _Will Iran Be Stopped by Diplomacy? _Demographic Trends: A Warning to the Western World _God Save Jerusalem! _Intifada of the Crossings _Will Israel Attack Iran? _Will New Leadership at Home and Abroad Bring Israel Unacceptable Security Risks? _The Jews: From the Dispersion to the Modern Israeli State _A Rising Tide of Arab Nationalism _The Middle East: Worlds in Collision _What Is the Church? _Jerusalem 3000: An Uncertain Celebration _Israel: Small but Significant _Papal Visit Highlights Middle East Problems _What Prevents Peace in the Middle East? _A Different World _An Overview of Conditions Around the World - May/Jun 2002 _2003: The Storm Clouds Gather _Iraq and the Middle East: A Century of Turmoil Continues _The 'Road Map' to Peace: Doomed From the Start? _The New (Anti-Semitic) World Order _2004: The World's Superpower Faces Powerful Challenges _World News and Trends - Jan/Feb 2004 _World News and Trends - Nov/Dec 2004 _Major International Challenges Confront President Bush's Second Term _Has World War III Already Begun? (1/2006) _Media Blitz Against Israel _World News and Trends - September/October 2006 _World News and Trends - November/December 2006 _The Six-Day War--40 Years Later _Israel -- Hope Beyond Today _Can Israel Survive? _World News & Trends Jan 2009 _Golda Meir and Deborah the Judge _World News & Trends: July/August 2009 _Springtime in Israel _World News & Trends May 2010 _Peace in the Middle East? _World News & Trends: July/August 2010 Key Subjects Index General Topics Index Biblical References Index Home Page of this site