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Published: Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012 / Updated: Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012 01:11 PM

Don’t blame Israel for building

To answer your so-called cartoon about Israel building on disputed land: Let me clear this misguided statement. Since time in memoriam, when nations waged wars against each other, to the victor belonged the “spoils,” land or whatever, such as the U.S.A.-Mexican War. U.S.A. took land now called Texas, Arizona, etc. Also, U.S.A. annexed the Hawaiian Islands, making it a possible – for refugees like President Obama’s father leaving Kenya – place to live.

So Israel, after being attacked by her surrounding Muslim nations, now has territory that is theirs, not “occupied” as the media claims. Building will continue to make places for their people.

Alfred Boltin

Fort Mill