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The Balfour Declaration itself that called for the creation of the State of Israel argued for the creation of a Jewish State in Palestine. How could the use of Palestine in this historical context be construed as denying the land belongs to Jews? The British Mandate itself was named the British Mandate of Palestine. Here are two self-described Zionist sources that use Palestine to describe the British Mandate and in citing the Balfour Declaration: [http://www.zionismontheweb.org/zionism_history.htm][http://www.mideastweb.org/mebalfour.htm]
The Balfour Declaration itself that called for the creation of the State of Israel argued for the creation of a Jewish State in Palestine. How could the use of Palestine in this historical context be construed as denying the land belongs to Jews? The British Mandate itself was named the British Mandate of Palestine. Here are two self-described Zionist sources that use Palestine to describe the British Mandate and in citing the Balfour Declaration: [http://www.zionismontheweb.org/zionism_history.htm][http://www.mideastweb.org/mebalfour.htm]
''There was never a country in history called "Palestine" there was not a large non-Jewish population in Israel till after the success of many businesses were set up by Jewish immigrants which required many workers.'' Aside from fixing the spelling/grammar issues, such a statement should be accompanied by a citation. [[User:Murray|Murray]] 17:09, 16 March 2008 (EDT)
--[[User:Oracle|Oracle]] 15:51, 21 June 2007 (EDT)
--[[User:Oracle|Oracle]] 15:51, 21 June 2007 (EDT)