05-02-2016, 10:25 PM
I thought this was rather interesting, if only because it documents many more "states" (countries) that have emerged only in the last century.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/43...i-semitism
Quote:And it isn’t because the establishment of Israel is, relatively speaking, fresh in the historical memory, and therefore an open wound. Before the end of World War II, there was no Pakistan, and to the extent that there was an “India,” it was a geographical rather than a political term, much like “Palestine.” There was no independent Ireland until the 1920s and no Republic of Ireland until 1948. There was no People’s Republic of China until 1949. There was no Zimbabwe until 1980, no Czech Republic until 1993, and no modern Democratic Republic of the Congo until 1997. Israel is an ancient state compared with geopolitical newcomers such as the 30-odd countries created since 1990.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/43...i-semitism