Actually, it was one of the Banda Islands, to cement the Dutch monopoly on nutmeg.
Source: “Nathaniel’s Nutmeg”.
It seemed like a good trade at the time … 
The Washington Times article doesn’t mention that it got the bulk of the info for the story from a MEMRI translation, which doesn’t mention that it was a satire of the Jewish claims for reparations from Iraq, which Dr. Hilmi doesn’t mention sprung up as a response to claims for reparations from Palestinian refugees from Israel.
[sub]Something about that paragraph makes me want to sing Chad Gadya…[/sub]
Oh, MEMRI. Well that makes sense, then.
From Mojo’s link:
I knew those dirty Swiss figured in there somewhere.
Hire? What, these people don’t have relatives any more? 
Hey, I’m of Native American ancestry, too! I say the two of us team up and sue the US. Our people used to own this whole country until it was stolen by the Evil White Man. Some compensation is due.
I’d be happy with a settlement of $5000 per acre. I’m not greedy.
Are you implying that he must be immature to start a thread about this? I think I must be missing something here.
Forget about the gold. With interest rates like this, the Jews won’t even be able to pay for the cooking utensils.
I have a frying pan I would like to sell to you
Well, lets just let bygones be bygones.
Yeah! What county said.
Besides, when the Self Proclaimed Overlord OF Earth (Bo Diddly) comes back, all our asses are grasses anyways.
Where the hell’s my lemon zester? I’m pretty sure I had a French whisk and melon baller at some point too.
The Jews! Yeah, that’s it, must be the Jews.
I would love to see the adaptation of this court case, by Mel Brooks.
Oy!
I think the implication is that Zev was around for the actual taking of the gold, Exodus, etc. itself. Which would make him pretty darn old.
But as far as I’m concerned, he doesn’t look a day over a thousand.
Nopers. I was making light of the fact that Nabil Hilmi was preparing a lawsuit against current, living Jews for something that may or may not have happened thousands of years ago. I’m pretty sure that none of 2003’s Jews were alive back then.
But then again, I’ve also never seen what the number of candles look like on Zev’s birthday cakes. 
… or, what look!ninjas said.
Well, yes and no. We took the Asian island of Run from the British, thus stealing the nutmeg monopoly. We murdered one of their most famous military leaders at the time in the process, so they got pissed off. In retaliation, they occupied Nieuw Amsterdam and dubbed it New York in 1664. The Dutch didn’t drop their claims on Manhattan island, however, until the Brits offered Suriname as a “trade” in the Treaty of Breda in 1673. So, from a Dutch perspective, NYC was ours until the Brits offered us Suriname for it - they just occupied it for 7 years before we dropped our claims in exchange for Suriname.
Anyways. Nutmeg and bauxite. It’s a frickin’ miracle we’re still on the map, let me tell you.
Errr, whoops. We dropped the claims in 1667 at the treaty of Breda, but briefly reoccupied New York in 1673, and then dropped it for good at the Treaty of Westminster that same year.
I’d say it’s about time we try and occupy it again. Whaddayasay, New Yorkers? Legal pot for all!
Coldfire: New Yorkers, it seems to me, enjoy being anxious. It’s part of their natural psyche I rather think. Anything which would dissipate such a natural way of being wouldn’t go down to well I dare say.
Well, let’s just say that last year, it was only reported as a four-alarmer.
Zev Steinhardt