teddyearp
Gold Member
In many threads it is always claimed that the current (Jewish) inhabitants of the State of Israel are just invaders from Europe; that these Europeans are not descendants of the original country of Israel/Judea/Samaria. That somehow all of the Jews just disappeared and/or converted to other religions (which many did, not denying that), but to say that the rest of the Jews just vanished into thin air defies all common sense. It is well established fact that not all the Jews left Israel nor converted.
So here is perhaps what really happened from the Florida Center for Instructional Technology (part of the University of South Florida):
Jewish Displacement
Now I implore you to read the whole thing. This makes much more sense and refutes the claim that the Jews who came from Europe are nothing but 'converts'. And there is more. The dialog goes back and forth, but this part stuck out to me:
Now, I also will admit that I and many others are sick and tired of the same old, same old digging up the past; hell we seem to debate the past all the way back to Abram at times, lol. But I am just asking for some sincere look at this more plausible history of what happened to the Jews from the destruction of the Second Temple to now.
Thank you.
So here is perhaps what really happened from the Florida Center for Instructional Technology (part of the University of South Florida):
Jewish Displacement
Now I implore you to read the whole thing. This makes much more sense and refutes the claim that the Jews who came from Europe are nothing but 'converts'. And there is more. The dialog goes back and forth, but this part stuck out to me:
Beginning in the mid-eighth century, along the southern and western rim of the Mediterranean Sea and east beyond the Caspian Sea, Jews were widely tolerated and accepted under Islamic rule. The Muslims granted Jews and Christians exemption from military service, the right to their own courts of law, and a guarantee of the safety of their property. Islamic territory included present day Iran, Iraq, Turkey, western Russia, the Saudi Arabian peninsula, northern Africa, and, in Europe, Spain, Sicily, and Sardinia. Jews experienced a Golden Age. Jewish poets, scholars, scientists, statesmen, philosophers flourished within and were an integral part of the Arab civilization. For hundreds of years, Jews and Arabs lived together in peace and with mutual respect.
Now, I also will admit that I and many others are sick and tired of the same old, same old digging up the past; hell we seem to debate the past all the way back to Abram at times, lol. But I am just asking for some sincere look at this more plausible history of what happened to the Jews from the destruction of the Second Temple to now.
Thank you.