@avirah
Yankel, the “who started it” is just as childish as when kids get into a fight. Both sides can point to an earlier point where there were attacks or aggression; it’s not clear at all who started it,
[avirah]
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This is not a playground squabble. This was a discussion about contravening 3 Shevuot , al hatsad that they apply lema’ase.
You stated that 300 villages in the hands of the Israelis contravenes the Shevuot. Whereas the fact that they are in Israeli hands is a direct outcome of real Arab attacks and threats to repeat the Mongol Massacres chvsh.
The Israeli’s proclaimed their medina when the Mandate expired. If the Arabs would have kept within their allotment under the UN Partition Plan of 1947 , the Israeli’s would too.
Remember , the Israeli’s accepted Partition. The Arabs did not, they aimed to drive the Jews into the sea.
Pikuach nefesh is docheh the shevuot. That was the point.