Truth (ha!) Warrior writes: "Elise Cohen is convinced that Israel is "illegally" occupying the West Bank and Gaza, which I disagree with."
And have otherwise intimated your conviction that Israel is entitled to 100% of British-mandated Palestine."

BECKY: The occupation is not illegal because of UN resolution 242 which was passed right after the 1967 war (which Israel won). This gave Israel authority to administer over Gaza and the west bank until "a just and lasting peace" could be formed. Since then, Israel has made peace with both Egypt and Jordan. It has been trying with the Palestinians but they dont really want peace.

Israel is not an "occupier" because that would mean that Israel is occupying another country. But the Palestinians have never gone thru the effort to found a country. the land Israel is "occupying" was taken over from Jordan and Egypt---not some country called Palestine.

The legal status of the West Bank and Gaza: they are unallocated portions of the British Mandate for Palestine-- a veritable no-man's land--- or disputed territories is most correct since both Jews and Palestinian Arabs have legitimate claims to the land.

Yes I think Palestinian Arabs can live there too. I see nothing wrong with Jews and Arabs living together, sharing the land. If Palestine ever comes into being, I see nothing wrong with some of its citizens being Jewish.