• Both were created as a homeland for a persecuted people who wished to escape those who persecuted them
• Both were "homelands" that displaced someone else's homeland

Other than the 2 points above, I know nothing about Liberia other than it recently had a civil war.

Is Liberia really that comparable to Israel? If so, how come Israel is a political issue, but Liberia isn't? Is Liberia a glimpse of Israel's future?