There is nothing as difficult as getting people to agree on the history of Palestine/Israel. Most histories you see are slanted dependent on whether they are written from the Jewish or Arab perspective. Following is a brief history, written largely by memory, that I believe hits the high points. Please do not get too hung up on the exact details, as it is not intended as a scholarly work.
The Jewish people go back around 4000 years or so. They inhabited Judea. They were an agrarian people, by and large, but certainly were also warlike at times. The first “diaspora” began around 586 BC, when Judea was conquered by the Babylonians. Very large numbers of Jews were forced to flee. Large numbers of Jews did remain in Judea, especially in the historic areas such as Jerusalem. The next major hit to the Jews came when Rome sacked Jerusalem in 61 BC, and in 135 AD Jews were driven from Jerusalem by the Romans. This further spread the Jews far and wide.
In approx.. 600 AD, the Muslims conquered the Middle East. They remained in control until around 1100 AD, when the Crusaders took Jerusalem and the surrounding environs, and the Crusades lasted around 200 years, when it all reverted back to Muslim control. This remained the same until Napoleon conquered the area, forcing both Jews and Arabs to flee.
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incomplete piece. many very important details left out of this writing. some parts completely wrong. interesting but not something to hang my hat on.
Why aren't "Palestinians" WARing with Jordan and Syria and Egypt to reclaim "their" land? Or with Iran for that matter? The disputed land mass has been Named many different things by many different rulers, French, Romans, Assyrians, Ottomans.
Eh... bla bla bla. Jews have been in the mix as long as palestinians.
Israel should defeat the will of those barbarians. They do not want peace. They fire rockets aimlessly into Israel day after day year after year. They need to be conquered, not seen as hopeful for peace. They are not now and never will be peaceful unless they are handed a mighty defeat. The Jews should push them into the Sinai and call it a day.
Nuke Iran.
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