(a very brief) history of israel. who does the land belong to? in ancient times (3,000 years ago),...
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(A Very Brief) History of
Israel
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Who does the land belong to?
• In ancient times (3,000 years ago), the land belonged to the Jews when Jewish kings ruled Palestine.
• Since the Jews were driven out in 135 CE, the land has belonged to Palestinians (both Muslim and Christian).
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Why is the land so important?
“On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abraham and said, ‘To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates - the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites.’”
Genesis 15:18-21
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Why is Jerusalem so important?• In Judaism…
o Ancestral & spiritual homeland since the 10th century BCE
o Where God told them to go after wandering the desert – land promised to them by God in the Torah
• In Islam… o Important of previous prophets’ visits to the cityo Muhammad visited the city and designated the Al-
Aqsa for pilgrimage
• In Christianity…o The city where Jesus Christ ate his last supper, was
arrested, tried, crucified, buried, resurrected, and ascended to Heaven
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How did the Jews get back to Israel?
• After leaving their homeland, the Jews spread out to many different countries (“the Diaspora”).
• Although many tried to fit in with their new countries, there were some who favored re-establishing a Jewish homeland. These people are called Zionists.
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How did the Jews get back to Israel?
• After WWI, Britain got control of much of the Middle East from the former Ottoman Empire.
• In 1917, Britain issued the Balfour Declaration, which pledged to support the creation of Jewish homeland. Many Arabs were angry and so Britain did not go further with this idea (yet).
• But, after the Holocaust there was a mass migration of Jews back to Palestine.
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Jews & Arabs in Palestine
• In 1920, there was 1 Jew to every 10 Arabs in Palestine.
• By 1947, there was 1 Jew to every 2 Arabs.
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Creation of Israel
• In 1948, the United Nations created two independent states – Israel and Palestine. (This was supported by the Jews but not the Arabs.)
• The next day, civil war broke out in the First Arab-Israeli War.
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The Loss of Palestine• The day after Israel declared its independence (3
months earlier than agreed), Arab armies crossed the border and the war began.
• Why?o Many Arabs were resentful of the loss of land.o King Abdullah of Jordan had made a deal with Israel to use his Arab
Legion to conquer the rest of Palestine for Israel. The other Arabs invaded also to stop these plans.
• How did it end?o 1949 – almost all Palestinian territory had been taken over by Israel or
Jordan
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The question for your generation: What’s the solution to the conflict between
Israel and Palestine?