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Politics : The Palestinian Hoax
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To: Scumbria who wrote (1543)7/15/2002 7:56:16 PM
From: Noel de Leon  Read Replies (1) of 3467
 
Some Israeli history(1900 years old)
The Masada and honorable suicide
from The encyclopedia of the Orient
"The people of Masada were a group of about 1,000 Zealots, including women and children. The Zealots were a group known for strong sentiments and great involvement in their religion.
HISTORY
1st century BCE: The Judean king Herod the Great has Masada built, due to the threat that Egypt and Cleopatra represented. The Masada is constructed with all facilities.
4 BE: Masada is captured at Herod's death, and turned into a Roman garrison.
66 CE: The Masada is captured by the Zealots.
70: When Jerusalem falls into Roman hands, the Zealots take refuge in Masada. The Romans respond with besieging the fortress.
73: As the Romans have a huge earth assault ramp built from west over to the summit of Masada, the Zealots realize that their defeat is near. Their leader, Eleazar Ben Yair, orders that all Zealots are to be killed. 10 men are appointed to kill the others, then 1 of the remaining 10, and then he commits suicide."
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