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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (102905)6/25/2003 7:18:28 PM
From: Ilaine  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Nadine, if the writer(s) wanted to say that the Romans forced all Jews out of Israel after the Bar Kochba revolt, she/he/they would have said so.

I think what the writer is doing is writing history using the concept of historical agency, instead of the traditional oppressor-oppressed victimology approach. Some were victimized, some weren't.

I am open to other interpretations but this is not the only source I've read that says that after 135AD the Romans only expelled/killed/enslaved the rebellious Jews, and refused to allow them to enter Jerusalem except once a year. They also instituted anti-Jewish laws, e.g., abolishing circumcision, reading the Torah, and eating unleavened bread during Passover.

Admittedly it must have been difficult to live under those conditions, but it's not the same as expelling all Jews from Israel. Some converted to Christianity, some moved elsewhere, and some remained.
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