Reply to Sophie: You wrote: "This is like saying that there was no 'country' when the europeons invaded the 'americas' and took what they wanted."

BECKY: When the Europeans "invaded" the Americas they did not return to a land where their people had built its most holy site. They did not return to a land that was filled with archeological relics marking the presence of their ancestors (in Gaza and the West Bank too!) They did not return to a land their ancestors had been driven from in 135AD by Roman conquerors. They did not return to a land which had a continuous presence of Europeans living there for the past 3,300 years.

You are right Sophie. Its nothing like America.