Israel should never have been founded.

Thank you for a speedy reply. I will now begin Cross-Examination.----------------------------------------------------"I am not arguing for a moment that the Holocaust did not occur, nor am I arguing that it was not to the same severity as most historians believe; I am merely arguing that it does not serve as a justification to claim a stretch of land that is among the most prosperous areas of the Middle East, at the expense of a people that were given no say in the matter."Well, to start, the inhabitants didn't have the say the begin with, Great Britain did. Being owned by the British Empire, The British could decide what place belonged to who.http://www.debate.org..."but it was also the one thing that ended the wholesale persecution of the Jews in the West (note that I did not mention the Middle East, as the Islamic world was the only place Jews could reside safe from persecution until comparatively recently). Because the world has seen how prejudice and casual racism can lead to the unthinkable being perpetrated."Antisemitism is still a very real thing in the world. The Rootless Cosmopolitan in Russia lasted quite a while after WWII, reaching a peek in the 1950's(a). Poland held Antisemitic events all the way up until the far late 1960's.a) http://russianspectrum.com...It wasn't until the mid 1960's that the Pope finally disbanded the Antisemitic cult Simon of Trent, although many continue to preach it's message.Antisemitic views in the US continued even until today.Here is a Timeline of Antisemitism across the world. It shows that hate and prejudice towards Jews continue even till today.http://en.wikipedia.org..."Ironically, after the heinous crime of the Holocaust occurred, Britain, the USA and the Zionist lobbyists in those countries found that the best way for the Jews to avoid persecution was to have them run their very own apartheid state as first-class citizens, as opposed to the Palestinians, who had lived there for thousands of years."The Jews lived there thousands of years before the Palestinians did. What's your point? The land belonged to Britain to do as they pleased, and they choose to give the historical homeland of the Jews to... guess who? Palestine. Yep.One thing the PRO forgets is that Great Britain didn't give most of that land to the Jews. They gave the Jews a small slither of land, while the Palestinians owned the rest. What happened? The Israeli War of Independence, which was started by the Arabs. I'll explain later http://www.debate.org..."Is 13% enough of a population to justify even considering creating a state to accommodate that 13%, along with any Jews from outside Palestine that wished to move there?"The percent of population didn't affect the decision. They chose the land because it was historically the Jewish Homeland and Holy Land for around 2,600 years.If you view my map above, you will see that only the land needed to support the Jews was given. The Palestinians kept all their land."The Jews have no claim to Israel, as people have lived there since they had left, and still live there"The Jews technically have more claim there than anywhere else on Earth. The Jewish Population of Jerusalem, a capital city of the land was a major claim of theirs. But Technically, only the UK had claim to the land. And again, only gave a little to the Jews, while the Palestinians kept the rest. Israel was specifically given the land they were predominant in.Besides, after the Israeli War of Independence, the 1949 Armistice gave Israel claim to that land.http://www.peaceau.org..."albeit in horrible conditions and subject to persecution by Israeli forces armed with British, French and American weapons and financial backing."This is flawed logic. The Israeli army has been listed among the most peaceful armies in the world. Despite Media portrayal, the Army takes extreme measures to prevent the harm of even Palestinian terrorists. The Israeli Defense Force goes as far as to drop warning notes a day before a bombing so no one is there to get harmed. They call off pursuits if a child ends up involved as to protect the children, regardless of if the child is Palestinian. They go to EXTREME lengths to keep Palestinian citizens safe.http://www.idfblog.com...----------------------------------------------------Cross Exam's over. My turn.Why does Israel have so much land, if they were only given a little province?To start, the Israeli province (apart of the Mandate of Palestine) did NOT attack or trespass on other's land. Quite the opposite. Palestinians, Egypt, Syria, and others attacked Israel almost immediately after the British left.http://www.debate.org...The land was split for the Palestinians and Jews to preserve both's historical claim to the land. But in that SAME year, the Arab nations attacked Israel. The group that attacked was made up of Egypt, Transjordan, Syria, Lebanon and Iraq. They had attacked from all fronts. After recovering from the initial shock, Israel managed to win the war.http://www.onwar.com...Israeli Army = 140,000Combined Arab forces = 710,000Israel literally won it's own War of Independence (1948 Arab"Israeli War) and earned its place in that land. The Israeli's had took a lot of land in their victory, but gave most back in the 1949 Armistice Agreements.Israel separated Gaza and the West Bank so they would have the land, while the Palestinian's still had a place of their own, this way both sides could be happy. If the Palestinian's aren't happy, then that's all on them.The 1949 Armistice Agreements was signed by Israel and her neighbors, so the Arab nations accepted Israel as a state of it's own, even if they didn't like the nation. By signing the Armistice, all claims to the land were handed over to Israel.http://www.peaceau.org...The Arabs provoked war and attacked, and lost. They have no claim to the land. If Israel had attacked, it'd be different, but they didn't. One can not whine that they lost a war when they started it.The West Bank and Gaza in bad condition.This isn't as related to Israel as one would think. Israel owns the land, but it's still somewhat autonomous. This is similar to East St. Louis, while apart of St. Louis, it is autonomous. As the IDF shown, Israel tries to be as peaceful as possible.Remember that it was the Palestinians that started launching missiles into Israel. Even President Obama stated Israel has the right to self-defense when another group is raining missile down on the nation.Would it be possible for Palestine to have it's own nation?Theoretically, yes. But not the West Bank (or not all of it.) The West Bank's border cuts through the Israeli capital. Most of it would be considered dangerously close to Jerusalem.Does Israel have the right to exist?After winning it's War of Independence, yes. Israel was created as apart of Palestine, but when it was attacked, Israel successfully defended itself and the Armistice granting it independence was signed.Remember, Israel wasn't a truly it's own nation until it won it's War of Independence, which it did not start.You cannot start a war, heavily outnumber your opponent, and then whine that it's not fair you lost.Should the US stop backing Israel?Why should we? We put them there. The US and Britain put Israel there, and has a responsibility to protect them from any threat that comes from that decision. Besides, no one should abandon an ally.----------------------------------------------------With this, I conclude that after Israel won it's War of Independence (that the Arabs started) and the Arabs signed the Armistice, Israel won the right to exist, and now hold claims to the land it's on.I hand it over to the Pro now.