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Originally posted by sgtclub
Honest question: is it customary for a nation that was attacked on several occassions to give back land it obtained in a war? Or is it more typical for the victor to keep the spoils?
I suspect the latter, which raises the question of why the Israelis are expected to give back anything.
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I think the answer is that wars usually have a negotiated resolution by which these things are agreed to. Where this doesn't happen, you may have unsettled borders that result in tensions for decades. For example, consider the Kuriles. I believe international law condemns the unilateral revision of borders, though I'm no expert.
Israel's problem, among others, is that it cannot reach a settlement with Palestinians, and so a state of something like war persists.
