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To: Neocon who wrote (102858)	6/25/2003 4:45:56 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

>>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