Originally posted by AThousandYoungBritain controlled 100 times Israel's geographical area in the middle east.
Why do you think the British were there in the first place? Britain is pretty far...
The specific plot of land on which Israel has virtually no geographical significance other than that ascribed to it by various religions.
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Originally posted by sh76So did the Arabs. And the Turks. And the Mamluke Egyptians. And the Crusaders. And the Eastern Roman Empire.
Britain controlled 100 times Israel's geographical area in the middle east.
The specific plot of land on which Israel has virtually no geographical significance other than that ascribed to it by various religions.
EDIT - Venice and Genoa too.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungWhat is your point here? What does this have to do with your underlying thesis that the land of Israel has geographic significance?
So did the Arabs. And the Turks. And the Mamluke Egyptians. And the Crusaders. And the Eastern Roman Empire.
EDIT - Venice and Genoa too.
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Originally posted by sh76My point is Israel controls all wheeled traffic between Africa and the rest of the world. You cannot drive trucks through the sea or carry them on canoes! Now you need ports, and extra vehicles to make the trip instead of just a truck.
No; you'd have to get in your canoe for a few kilometers at one of two places.
What is your point?
Who is interested in walking from Egypt to Iraq? Why is this significant?
In addition, they control most of the coast and are blockading what little bit of the coast the Palestinians are trying to use.
This is a good read:
http://www.buffalo-israel-link.org/Joel3.htm
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Originally posted by AThousandYoungIt is an interesting read, thank you.
My point is Israel controls all wheeled traffic between Africa and the rest of the world. You cannot drive trucks through the sea or carry them on canoes! Now you need ports, and extra vehicles to make the trip instead of just a truck.
In addition, they control most of the coast and are blockading what little bit of the coast the Palestinians are trying to use.
This is a good read:
http://www.buffalo-israel-link.org/Joel3.htm
But as far as Israel being so significant geographically when you don't count the religious ramifications, sorry, it just doesn't work.
African goods are not trucked to the middle east or Europe. It's far more convenient to ship or even fly them.
Egypt and Turkey have eastern Med. coasts that dwarf Israel's and Syria and Lebanon each have coasts that are almost as long as Israel's.
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Originally posted by AThousandYoungUh, ATY, I'm not sure if you've been asleep for a couple of millennia... but the desert is no longer impassable. 😉
http://home.snu.edu/~hculbert/bridge.htm
Israel is the square d4. Just because there are other central squares doesn't mean it's not a strategic point.
