By what standards are a land considered as rightful ownership of a certain nation, state, or race?
By other countries agreeing to it.
Turkish Cyprus exists in reality, but no other countries accept it, so it appears on no maps.
Off the top of my head, also Western Sahara.
>>1883432
When their existence have sence
>>1883432
If G-d says you own the land, you do. G-d is above any human court.
>>1883465
Great Dretain?
>>1883432
Force
>>1883432
Israeli identity is based on a fairytale
>>1883432
1. they control it
2. they aren't fucking it up ie. will continue to control it for the foreseeable future
>>1883432
Whether they can hold it or not. Israel kicks their neighbors into submission enough times to prove that.
If you have the monopoly of power within your borders then you own it.
"Homelands" and "rightful territory" is a joke.
>>1883432
Sadly, might is right.
>>1883432
>Can you hold it?
That's the standard.
>>1883805
As opposed to what? Some sort of crazy notion of historical justice? And who decides that? Oh, you do?