I love Anthony Weiner, but he just doesn't get it re: Palestine/Israel

Here's what he tweeted after the President's speech today:

Remind me again, why did the '67 borders change? #IsraelAttacked

It makes me want to pull my hair out.

The borders changed after Israel was attacked by several countries.

If they weren't attacked, the borders wouldn't have changed.

of being attacked.

Now sensing I shouldn't have posted this because, I realize, it's bound for the I/P dungeon.

But please, let's not play into the hands of folks who would happily re-write history.

The war began with a large-scale surprise air strike by Israel on Egypt

and the "drive the Jews into the sea" rhetoric was raging hot and heavy.

Israel was wise to strike first and not wait for the invasion to begin. That doesn't change the fact that Israel's existence was under attack.

you might as well accuse the US of starting the war with Japan.

:popcorn:

If the Palestinians weren't the ones involved with the war with Israel, why is it that they are the ones losing the land?

driving over Israeli skulls to Tel Aviv.

The revisionist bullshit about the '67 war will not fly.

If the evil imperialist-racist Americans hadn't placed a devastating embargo on the poor innocent Japanese etc...

It is not as if there existed the obvious state of war or peace that is the norm for most of the world.
When the whole matter was started by skirmishes along the Golan border, that both sides participated in enthusiastically, it resulted in a Syrian demand for Egyptian aid.

EDITED to add...
The main reason for Nasser's decission to get involved in the Syrian mess was that the Soviets lied to him about the IDF being mobilized and prepared to attack Syria.

The two events that triggered the whole thing was the meek UN exit from Sinai at Nassers request (he probably never meant for them to leave but once they did he could no longer back down, not if he wanted to remain the principal pinup of the Arab national cause anyway.)
The second, being the causus belli for Israel, was the closure of the Tirana straights for Israeli shipping in violation of international treaties.

After the debacle Nasser naturally used the second favorite Arab excuse - it was the US fault!

Italy and many other territories into their own. When war is over, sometimes (all too rarely) the "greater good" is considered....

...most of the rest of the time I am fully on board...

I would add "n/t," but I have no clue what that means...

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Thanks...

Israel was attacked or Israel attacked?

Twitter can be fun but often the meaning of a quick tweet can be very different depending on how it's read. It's never safe to quote or rely on Twitter for any kind of real opinion IMO.

We can argue all day long about the wisdom of the occupation since-- a bad move, imho-- but the facts around the 6 day war are pretty clear.

Israel attacked the Arab countries.

Is that it?

Don't be facile.