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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (102883)6/25/2003 5:26:59 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
>>The Temple was destroyed in 70 CE.<<

My mistake. The date I cited didn't look right, but apparently I misread the source.

>>The deportation of all Jews from around Jerusalem, and renaming the city Aelia Capitolina, happened after Bar Kochba's rebellion in 135 CE. A sizable portion of the population was enslaved at this time.<<

To bring you up to speed, the primary source I am relying on is this:

>>What Created the Diaspora - Force or Desire?

Whatever the precise numbers, it is clear (although often misunderstood) that - well before the destruction of the second Temple - more Jews lived in diaspora than in Eretz Yisrael. This fact has very important implications. Jews got to these lands in all sorts of ways: some went as hostages, others went as slaves - but the majority went of their own free will, largely for economic reasons, because they were attracted by the possibilities of "life out there".

Contrary to popular belief, very few Jews were forced into exile after the exile that followed the destruction of the first Temple. This means that, by and large, Jews chose to live in the lands of diaspora rather than the Land of Israel. <<
jafi.org.il

There are other sources but this one seems the least likely to be dismissed as anti-Semitic or revisionist.
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