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"...but also on the ground realities at the time, such as the population's presence and the outcome of the - War of 1948."

I can agree with all the facts that you state here (with the whole post, in fact) as they coincide with my recollection of things I have read and heard in the past. Thank you, too, for the recap.

However, just like President , I am...

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...a firm believer in the post- rules-based international system.*

I strongly resent the 19th century notion that war is the last resort of politics.
As stated in his epic book, :

"Der Krieg ist eine bloße Fortsetzung der Politik mit anderen Mitteln.“ (Chapter 1, Sect. 24, 1832)

[War is the mere continuation of politics with other means."]

Ever...

HistoPol (#HP) 🏴 🇺🇸 🏴

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...since the advent of the , *humanity simply cannot afford this option.*

Thus, a won war will not give the victor any legal or moral claim to a territory.

, e.g. by means of of a population, e.g. of the **, and then phony years later, or causing a population to flee en masse from a war (e.g. through the invasion of...

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en.m.wikipedia.orgDeportation of the Crimean Tatars - Wikipedia

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...including the 2014 coup in ) *must never be a basis for any future legal claim. The same holds true for state-sponsered land-grabs of territory that is *not internationally recognized.*

I can agree with your analysis with regard to the causes, and I, personally, even think resettlement of *all* ethnicities in the will be necessary to create viable states and a longer lasting peace for all peoples involved, but...

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...simply *not because a state had the better military and created these facts.*

The erroneous "might makes right" concept, still espoused by the Admistration, as well as autocrats like and , would have desastrous consequences for the world order (e.g. , , , etc.).

*
Excellent interview with by historian on :

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/

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