re: #2 Buck

It does not stop them from telling the lie about West Bank (Judea and Samaria) being illegal, or occupied.

No, of course the west bank is not occupied. How dare these antisemites (esp the UN) make such an audacious claim!

I, as a person of jewish descent, armed only with the bible as my title deed, may stake claim to any part of the west bank. Does it matter that my ancestors have lived in Lithuania/South Africa for the best part of the last 1000 years; that I have no spiritual ties to Israel? Absolutely not! It is my god-given right to settle there; clearly, there is nothing remotely stupid about my sense of entitlement. Any “arab” family in my way be damned.

And so what if DNA analysis shows that Palestinian “arabs” have a genetic history in the region, stretching back over 5000 years? I just point my finger at the remains of a building, which may or may not be the remains of a palace, which may or may not have belonged to King Solomon, who may or may not have existed, aaaaaand checkmate! The antisemites have no reply.