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Originally posted by milkyway12
reply to post by patternfinder
Its you who make Christians look bad.
PLus, you have to realize that jews weren't the only israelites!!!!! there were 12 tribes of israel, only one practiced judaism and they were from the line of judah......THE REST OF THE TRIBES WERE NOT JEWS.......you might be a descendent of one of the 11 tribes of israel, so you have just as much right to the palestinian region if not more than the jews of today......
Originally posted by tribaltrip
Alright you got me...
A family murder justifies fencing in, surrounding by sniper towers, and banning all imports and export for millions of people...
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Palestinian faction says it bombed Israeli club
The Palestinian faction Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility yesterday for a suicide bombing a day earlier in Tel Aviv that threatened a fragile truce.
By Greg Myre
The New York Times
JERUSALEM — The Palestinian faction Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility yesterday for a suicide bombing a day earlier in Tel Aviv that threatened a fragile truce, and the group suggested more such attacks were likely.
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Deadly Jerusalem Bus Bomb Possibly Remote Controlled
Ultra Orthodox ZAKA volunteers and members of the public tend to a person who was injured after an explosion near a bus stop March 23, 2011 in central Jerusalem, Israel. According to reports, at least 25 people were wounded when a bomb went off at a crowded central Jerusalem bus stop.
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Originally posted by sk0rpi0n
Good post. Its a popular myth that "jews" as a people are by default, the descendants of the 12 tribes.
Even when the whole "choosing" thing happened with Abraham... the word "jew" wasnt even in existence.
The majority of modern jews are descendants of the Khazar converts who have no genetic connection to the Israelite bloodline.
Origins
According to their tradition, the Jewish people originated from the Israelites of the Southern Levant, who had several independent states before being overtaken first by the Assyrian and Babylonian Empires and later the Roman Empire, with a large portion of the population being scattered throughout the world. According to the Hebrew Bible, all Israelites were descended from Abraham, who was born in the Sumerian city of Ur, and migrated to Canaan (commonly known as the Land of Israel) with his family. Genetic studies on Jews show that most Jews worldwide do indeed bear a common genetic heritage which originates in the Middle East, and that they bear their strongest resemblance to the peoples of the Fertile Crescent, with only minor contribution from their host populations[17] (historically due to the taboo on intermarriage in Jewish tradition, the low number of converts to Judaism, as well as the general isolations and persecutions of Jews throughout history). According to some Biblical archaeologists, however, Israelite culture did not overtake the region, but rather grew out of Canaanite culture.
The Levant is defined as the geographical region bordering the Mediterranean, roughly between Egypt and Anatolia (modern Turkey). The Southern Levant is roughly encompassed by Palestine, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, along with the the modern sovereign states of Israel, Jordan and the southern part of Lebanon. The Greek term for the area - Coele-Syria[1] - was described as stretching from the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon to cover the entire area south of the river Eleutherus including Judea. The historian Diodorus Siculus indicates Coelo-Syria to also include the Palestinian coasts as far south as Joppa. These terms are used by archaeologists and residents of the region who wish to avoid taking a modern geo-political stance in a region rife with border disputes.
Most of the countries in the world were taken in one way or another by force during wars, or other conflicts...so why hate Israel?... Again, chosing to hate one nation, or one people, over the same thing that every nation has done is not only irrational but it is downright prejudice.
Originally posted by sk0rpi0n
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If Israel is hated, it is for their mistreatment of the Palestinians, who are only trying to resist at a foriegn occupation.
Genetic studies on Jews show that most Jews worldwide do indeed bear a common genetic heritage which originates in the Middle East, and that they bear their strongest resemblance to the peoples of the Fertile Crescent, with only minor contribution from their host populations
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Originally posted by tribaltrip
reply to post by sk0rpi0n
Thank You....
But it seems like no matter what you do, some people will think those blond blue eyes europeans are native to an almost desert region....