# Does Israel have to stay where it is?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 2, 2014, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-israel-have-to-stay-where-it-is/694657 "2014-08-02T17:35:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-israel-have-to-stay-where-it-is/694657/207 "2014-08-11T18:11:10Z")

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> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#):
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> So if might makes right, then I suppose that if Israel ever loses a war to Islamic radicals, the Zionists should just shut up and take what they’re given, right?

> [@Terr](#):
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> Wow. Do you really doubt that if Israel loses a war, that’s exactly what would happen? With the world sighing, sadly, and going along?
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> That is exactly why Israel has to win every war. Because losing is not an option.

Answering for Terr, since he clearly dodged the question:

Terr: “Of course not! Jews are morally and legally right! Israel needs to be there because we can’t trust the Palestinians because they are all terrorists! Besides, we need that whole Judgement Day thing to happen and it cannot happen as long as the Jews don’t have their land. Israel has every right to fight for itself. Palestinians do not.”

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