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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (10841)	1/12/2002 9:59:20 AM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

<< ... and probably still can't-- stand the sight of Palestine, the cradle of their faith, under the Muslim yoke. >> Could you imagine if the Islamic extremist Palestinians had control over the holiest of Christian sites? Their terrorist brothers in Afghanistan ignorantly destroyed great historical Buddhist statues, art and religious symbols all over Afghanistan. After Arafat and his Palestinian mongrels would destroy Israel, they would be able to destroy or hold hostage the very birthplace of Christ. And........ they would!

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (10841)	1/12/2002 12:04:34 PM
From: lorne	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

gus. You said..." After all, the first to claim Jerusalem and the holy land were Christian lords from Europe: they just couldn't --and probably still can't-- stand the sight of Palestine, the cradle of their faith, under the Muslim yoke.".... Nope don't think so. Not the first. The Assyrians Overrun Israel Remoteness from others was a blessing that had been denied the Israelites. In 733 BC, Tiglath-pileser's army conquered Gilead and Galilee. Bending to the realities of power, Israel recognized Assyria's domination and paid Assyria tribute. Assyria replaced the king of Israel with someone of their choosing: Hoshea. Then, Hoshea rebelled against paying tribute to Assyria. Hoshea sent messengers to Egypt, hoping to win an alliance with Egypt. The worried kings of Tyre and Sidon also sought an alliance with Egypt. But before Hoshea could create any meaningful alliance, Assyria attacked. Some Israelites fled before the invaders. For three years the Assyrians besieged Israel's capital, Samaria. In 721, Assyria -- under a new king -- conquered Samaria. Then Assyria conquered the whole of Israel. To keep the conquered from regaining power, and, as the Assyrians had done with other nations it conquered, it deported and dispersed large numbers of people. The Assyrians took 27,000 Israelis away as slaves. Israel as a nation vanished, and where those who fled scattered to is not known. From from what I have been able to learn the name palistine did not show up until the time of Christ, also think that the " cradle of Faith " was there before the muslims showed up. Could be wrong on this though.