Is the Gaza strip really worth fighting for?

Jordan certainly thinks so.

It invaded the place in 1948 and invented Palestinians to steal it back when Israel liberated Gaza in 1967.

"We are the Government of Palestine, the army of Palestine and the refugees of Palestine."

-Jordanian Prime Minister Hazza' al-Majali, 1959

"The Palestinian people does not exist. For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we claim all of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan."

-Zahir Muhsein, member of the Palestine Liberation Organization Executive Committee, 1977

"Jordanians and Palestinians are considered by the PLO as one people."

-Farouk Kaddoumi, Head of the Palestine Liberation Organization's Political Department, 1977

"Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct 'Palestinian people'."

-Zahir Muhsein, PLO Executive Committee member, 1977

"The Palestinians and Jordanians do not belong to different nationalities. They hold the same Jordanian passports, and have the same Jordanian culture."

-Jordanian Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Sharif, 1980

“Why is it that on June 4th 1967 I was a Jordanian and overnight I became a Palestinian? They removed the star from the Jordanian flag and all at once we had a Palestinian flag. When I finally realized the lies and myths I was taught, it is my duty as a righteous person to speak out."

-Walid Shoebat, former Palestine Liberation Organization member.

It's no coincidence that "Palestinian" leaders are Jordanians:

Current Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is a Jordanian citizen.

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei is also a Jordanian citizen.

Fatah leader Muhammad Dahlan is yet another citizen of Jordan.

Hamas leader Khaled Meshal has Jordanian citizenship too.

Etc and etc.

Reality is that it's not their land and never was:

"Who can challenge the rights of the Jews in Palestine? Good Lord, historically it is really your country."

-Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi, Arab mayor of Jerusalem, writing 114 years ago in 1899.

It's been there's so long they fought Roman Occupation like they're now battling Islamic Occupation:

Link - http://www.livius.org/ja-jn/jewish_wars/jwar03.htm...

Don't believe it? Go look it up for yourself instead of listening to Islamic propaganda.

It is the Palestinians home. What do you expect them to do? They have z right to their land. Lord knows, over the years Israel has managed to take more, more, and more.

Israel is a colonial power. Using every shenanigan in the book to swing it its way. U.S/Israel are losing it. This is it for Israel. The best days are over. Israeli goods will forever be associated with the blood splatter of civilians. Not much different from Nazi storing the items they took off their victims before extermination. What a wonderful legacy. Israel aping Hitler/Nazi at their murderous best, then forever playing the victim. What irony. Too bad their murderous actions don't evoke sympathy.

Nope. And nobody is fighting for it either. Hamas already has it since 2005, and Israel only tries to stop the rockets, not to annex this viper nest. The fight is not for Gaza strip, but against Hamas and the bloody rockets.

No, it is not worth fighting for.

Religion should never dictate real estate .... it has too many other things that it is not doing.

It's right by the sea.

No looks like a dump.

Do you mean for Israel? Yes, it is prime coastal land to develop resorts once they get Palestinians out or dead. They should lift the blockade so Gazans can leave.

If it is the only place you've got.

Only if you're under attack and you've nowhere else to go.

I see dead squirrels@ +1

Agreeeeeed... and good answer :)