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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman
Just leave. Come to California if you must. Get out.
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Let's explore this scenario. Let's say the entire Israeli government/population decides it's time to move on.
First and foremost, they're going to need a place to move to. What country is willing to give up a chunk of their land and freely hand it over to another nation? Other than Antarctica (as I understand, there is an international treaty stipulating nobody can settle there—correct me if I'm wrong), is there
any land on Earth that is not claimed by (at least) one nation? Sure, Israel is a strong ally of the US, but do you think we're going to let them move into the spare bedroom for eternity? I don't see that happening.
But for the sake of this topic, let's say they find a country willing to donate to the cause, as it were. (Or maybe they create new land in the middle of the Atlantic using alien crystalline technology.) There's no way in hell that the exodus of an entire country could be kept secret, let alone invisible. During this emigration they'd be shooting gallery ducks, just waiting to be knocked down by their enemies.
But let's assume some or most of the population was able to make it out and settle in their new land. Do you think their old neighbors are going to calm down and live in peace? I sure don't. The Muslims (no, I'm not saying
every Muslim in the world feels this way, but enough do to warrant generalization) don't just want Israel out of the Middle East—they want them annihilated off of the face of the Earth! All this move will do is make them have to shoot longer distances to hit Israel. The Muslim countries in that area
need Israel the same way 1950s America
needed Communism the same way Fundies
need "The Gays" today. They need a common enemy to distract their populace away from the real problems they are experiencing. In spite of the wealth enjoyed by the oil-producing nations, very few of their population gets to enjoy it. Their "leaders" are a just a bunch of glorified thugs. (pretty much always have been) They will do everything in their power to shift attention away from themselves.