…although you mention a war in your hypothetical analogy, you negate to involve its origins.
The conflict is a classic example of a religious war. The Jewish inhabitants of the region believe it is their duty to completely occupy the area in order to make way for the coming of the Jewish messiah. It has been their faith for thousands of years that “one day” a messiah will come to save them from their oppressors (Babylonian empire, Greek empire, Persian empire, Roman empire, Arab, etc..)
Christians equally believe the land is magical/holy because they expect their messiah to return there as well.
The Muslims feel that the land is their’s simply because they are still in a state of outrage over the decision by the UN to appoint the land to the 35% minority population in their country. Note that up until 1922 the Jewish population there was around 2%. It raised to 35% when illegal immigrants suddenly migrated in from Europe.
The minority Jewish population in believing the land was theirs formed terrorist orgenizations like Stern Gang, Irgun (now called Likud), Lehi, Haganah, etc that started buying land (around 7%) and perpetrated attacks on the Arabic state to steal more land forming Israel in the process. This was all before the UN ratification, btw.
So, let’s look at it this way, as you like to say.
You’re living in a country minding your own business and suddenly all these illegal aliens start pouring in your country. They buy 7% of your land and start terrorizing your neighbors so they leave opening the door for them to steal the rest. All this because of some alleged words spoken thousands of years ago. All of this religiously justified by the terrorists that are attacking your country with their holy books in hand.
Then the UN appoints your country to the very same terrorist orgenizations that are attacking you thanks to the help of influential lobbyists in Europe and the US. They continue to steal and occupy more land by building walls around you and continue to terrorize you and your family into leaving your homes for the next 60 years.
Would you fight back?
I don’t know if it will be released in Israel, but your should definitely check out the documentary “With God on Our Side”
I would like to conclude this with a quote:
“If I were an Arab leader, I would never sign an agreement with Israel. It is normal; we have taken their country. It is true God promised it to us, but how could that interest them? Our God is not theirs. There has been antisemitism, the Nazi’s, Hitler, Auschwitz, but was that their fault? They see but one thing: we have come and we have stolen their country. Why would they accept that?”
- David Ben Gurion (Israel’s first Prime Minister)
