> The "existence" of Israel derives from the military support of Britain and
> the United States, who reserved the right to draw the map of the Middle
> East. That's all....leaving Biblical myths aside.
>
> No- the existence of Israel derives from a vote of the United Nations, as
> part of the "mandate" system established at its founding. In that sense,
> Israel is one of the only countries whose existence is NOT derived from a
> specific military campaign, secession or unilateral carving out of
colonial
> empires.
Hmmm. Every country in the UN was admitted by a vote of the General Assembly, so Israel is hardly unique in this regard. What is unique is that Israel's admission into the United Nations was made conditional on its acceptance of UN Resolution 194 - the right of return - which it did accept and then refused to implement for 50 years. So you have to go back to the drawing board on this one, Nathan.
Seth