The Myth of Palestine: OfficialACLJ
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Five Palestine 1234 occupation no more 1234 occupation no more occupation the myth of Palestine is a dangerous and false narrative being perpetuated by those who seek to harm the jewish people. This narrative intentionally overlooks the thousands of years of history and the rightful ownership of the land by the jewish people. It ignores the repeated attempts by Israel to make peace and the ongoing attacks and aggression from terrorist organizations like Hamas.
We must not be deceived by this attempt to erase the jewish people from their homeland. Following is the true history of Israel and the so called Palestine. We begin with Israel. Beginning in 1800 BC, Abraham heard the call of God and followed it to the land between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan river, the promised land. Shortly after, the Egyptians enslaved nearly all of the Israelites, and it wasn’t until 500 years later that their descendants were able to return to the promised land.
From then on, this region had a long history of conquest and power struggles, with Jerusalem at the center. From the time of King David’s role in 1004 BC to the roman conquest in 63 bc, the city endured numerous shifts in power and the destruction and rebuilding of temples. 70 years later, the Romans drove nearly all Jews out of Israel, forcing them to scatter across the world. It wasn’t until circa ad 136 the name Palestine first appeared after the Romans named part of Judea, Syria Palestina, to erase the jewish presence in the land.
Throughout the ensuing centuries, the region of Jerusalem continued to be subject to numerous conquests. In AD 638, Arab Muslims took control. Centuries later, christian crusaders claimed the city, only to be defeated by Saladin, the muslim sultan of Egypt and Syria in AD 1187. The region then fell under the rule of the otoman Empire Turks in AD 1517 until 400 years later, when during the Great War in 1917, the British Empire conquered the region.
The British made a public pledge, the Balfour Declaration, which aimed to establish a national home for the jewish people in the area still known by the roman name Palestine. Then, in 1922, four years after the war ended, the League of Nations created the Mandate for Palestine to reconstitute a national home for the jewish people. The region was redrawn into what is now modern day Israel, the Gaza Strip, the West bank, and the hashemite kingdom of Jordan.
Only 22% was left to create the jewish state. Then, just over a decade later, from 1933 to 1945, the nazi party took power in Germany and massacred almost two thirds of Europe’s jewish population, 6 million Jews. After World War II, in 1947, the United nations adopted the partition Resolution, a two state solution to create another arab state and a jewish state in the remaining mandate territory reserved for the Jews in order to have peace with their arab neighbors.
The Jews accepted, but the Arabs rejected it and invaded Israel, which began the Arab Israeli War of 1948. No state of Palestine was created. The state of Israel was. Over the following decades, the Middle east was marked by ongoing conflicts between Israel and its arab neighbors. In 1964, the Palestinian Liberation Organization, also known as the PLO, was founded, whose ultimate goal was the destruction of Israel. In 1967, the Six Day War was waged by surrounding arab countries.
That’s when the West bank and the Gaza Strip became a part of Israel. Then the 1973 attack on Yom Kippur began. In 1987, the terrorist organization Hamas was founded by members of the Muslim Brotherhood. That same year, Hamas began waging jihad holy war during the first antifata against Israel in order to wipe out all Jews. Between 1993 and 1995, Israel and the PLO made agreements for a peaceful resolution to the arab israeli conflict.
These agreements granted self governance to the arab populations of the Gaza Strip and West bank in exchange for peace with Israel. Instead of peace, militants from the Gaza Strip and the West bank continued their attacks against Israel. From 2000 to 2005, the Palestinians began a wave of terrorist attacks called the second intefada. Remember what this means? The eradication of Jews. So in 2005, yet another attempt to achieve peace was made and Israel left Gaza, even though Gaza is a rightful part of Israel.
In 2012, the UN General assembly agreed to change the PLO’s membership status at the UN from an observer organization to that of a nonmember state. With observer status, observers generally have a limited ability to participate in the IGO, lacking the ability to vote or propose resolutions. Then, on October 7, 2023, the world was shaken by the horrific actions of Hamas as they launched a vicious attack on Israel.
The death toll rose to over 1300 innocent lives, including men, women, children, the elderly, and even infants. The atrocities committed by the attackers were unspeakable. Women were raped, dead bodies were desecrated, and over 240 people were taken hostage. What history clearly illustrates is that Israel did not steal any land from the Palestinians. In fact, there has never been a state of Palestine. The Romans gave the name to the area that includes modern day Israel, the Gaza Strip, the West bank, and the hashemite kingdom of Jordan.
This land was stolen from the jewish people, just as it had been for millennia before. Learn more@aclj. org forward slash defendIsrael. .
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