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Originally Posted by TheDaVinciChode
Beyond that, they had no honest claim to that land. They didn't take it through means of a declaration of war, followed through with enough military might to take the land... They were handed it . . .
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Sounds to me like you missed a war, then:
1948. By your thinking, that territory has indeed been legitimized through having been shot over.
Five countries invaded Israel that week, in initial aggregate strength of about 25,000, later reinforced. And they lost.
Coupla paras
here that explain why Israel was motivated to take all of Jerusalem in '67 -- one could hardly imagine them doing anything else, what with the situation between 1949 and 1967.
1948 Arab-Israeli War -- a bit more depth.