History of Israel and Palestine
History of Israel and Palestine It is said that the conflict between Israel and Palestine is a conflict over land. Both sides give historical connotations to prove their point. I will try to explain to you why this is not Palestinian land and never was. If you approach what I will reveal with an open mind, you'll recognize that the Palestinian argument is at best disingenuous and at worst an outright lie. • From an historical standpoint, Jews have lived in the land of Israel for nearly 4,000 years, going back to the period of the biblical patriarchs (c. 1900 BCE). • The story of the Jewish people; Israel; its capital, Jerusalem; and the Jewish Temple has been one of exile, destruction, and rebirth. • In its 3,000 years of history, Jerusalem has been destroyed seventeen times and eighteen times reborn - for Indians, much like our Somnath temple, which was desecrated and looted 37 times before being finally resurrected. • During these periods of d...