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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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Well, like all other world events that are relevant, I'd look to Poland for answers. I'm not positive, but I think Silesia has belonged to something like 4 different still-existing nations in the last 100 years. It would be very interesting to see how Poland's borders have shifted over time. Anyone got time to google it?
Specifically, in the present state, I wonder if Poland has any of Germany's pre-WWII land.
At the end of the day (end of the cold war), whatever borders there are in Europe were negotiated. Hell, even Israel's pre-1967 (presumably-permanent) borders are not necessarily the original mandate, but that seems like a moot point mostly after Jordan and Egypt acknowledged all but Gaza and the West Bank.
But Poland's shifting borders are probably a good place to look first.
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