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Politics : WAR on Terror. Will it engulf the Entire Middle East? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: epsteinbd who wrote (2113)4/15/2002 1:25:04 PM
From: Thomas M.  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 32591
 
1. Nationhood and Jerusalem. Israel became a nation in 1312 B.C, 2,000 years before the rise of Islam.

King David is about as historical as King Arthur.

askwhy.co.uk
mideastfacts.com
nytimes.com
salon.com
jpost.com

Moreover, this is completely irrelevant. Some group living on some land several millennia ago means nothing today. What matters is that the Palestinians lived in Palestine for 1300 years (with descendents going back to the Canaanites - who predate the Hebrews)