Here's something I've thought about. its after WWII, and Europes Jews a displaced and in DP Camps with nowhere to go, and they need a homeland to rebuild. So someone takes a look at the map at the ME. They say 'hmm well, we could put it smack dab between these Muslim countries, no big' but then, in a moment of foresight, decide, waitaminute, not so much a good idea, that after all there's British interests over there and whatnot, don't want to get them tangled up in that.
So casting about, for a suitable location, they decide, 'well, its not quite the Holy Land, but there sure is a lot of room, and Lo'! they decide to make Isreal, in southern or central Saskatchewan!
Yes, and odd choice to be sure, and I'm pretty sure that Canada might not be to pleased to all-of-a-sudden have a sovereign nation in the middle of the country. also might inflame Quebec, who may or may not resent these 'foreigners' getting their own country while remaining part of a 'British commonwealth'
Anyway, kinda random, possibly unplausible, but hey, what do I know anyway?
-Cheers
So casting about, for a suitable location, they decide, 'well, its not quite the Holy Land, but there sure is a lot of room, and Lo'! they decide to make Isreal, in southern or central Saskatchewan!
Yes, and odd choice to be sure, and I'm pretty sure that Canada might not be to pleased to all-of-a-sudden have a sovereign nation in the middle of the country. also might inflame Quebec, who may or may not resent these 'foreigners' getting their own country while remaining part of a 'British commonwealth'
Anyway, kinda random, possibly unplausible, but hey, what do I know anyway?
-Cheers