I can think of very little (actually none come to mind) land that was freely given by the owners. The US was taken by force. Europe was fought for time and time again. I believe Asia had a few squabbles if I recall my history correctly.

I believe the jews lay claim to Israel via the bible. Historically they were there long ago. In 48, the UN took what is now Israel and divided it in to two. The Palestinians did not like that. They wanted it all and went to war for it. They ended up with nothing. Bad move on their part. The rest of the Arab nations tried a few more times and they lost those wars as well. Bad move on their part. Everyone seems to be fighting for the Palestinians to have a home land yet no one wants them in their borders. That strikes me as a bit odd.

As I said earlier, no land has been given up freely. The native Americans here did not go down with out a fight. When we landed in Plymouth, I think they just figured we were visiting. I do not think they planned on us staying and taking the place over and running them out of town.

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