I remember something from the old testament. I think it was by Issiah, but I could be wrong. There was a part where he was someplace that had the bones of dead Jews all over the place. He lamented that this was the whole house of Israel. He then went into a hallucination where he brought the bones back to life. Though the bible didn't go into it, some conqueror had to have killed all those Jews. ...
You've obviously missed the point of Ezekiel's allegorical vision. It wasn't a proclamation of the death of "the
whole house of Israel"; it was an affirmation of his God's power over death and thus of the impotence of even the grave as a means of conquest over 'God's people', which was
explicitly intended to promulgate
knowledge of His 'Lordship' among those people.
From Ezekiel 37 (NASB):
...11 Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are [e]completely cut off.’ 12 Therefore prophesy and say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Behold, I will open your graves and cause you to come up out of your graves, My people; and I will bring you into the land of Israel.13 Then you will know that I am the Lord...’” (emphasis mine)
Whether the allegory of the grave was intended to bear a literal connotation re: death/resurrection or not, the figurative message remains clear.
It's also worth noting that the explanation of that message (which is provided in verses 11-14) immediately precedes the passage involving the reunification of Judah and Israel.
MrKnow said:
...Also, the Egyptians conquered them. As probably did the Hittites. Other conquerors included the Assyrians, Babylonians, Greeks, Romans, and Muslims. Or you could just say anybody who tried. Though maybe you came up with some other bullshit definition of what it means to be conquered. ...
I don't deny that they've been physically overpowered, brought into slavery and/or under the rulership of invading empires, ousted from various regions, and murdered in large numbers throughout history; what I deny is that they've ever been conquered as a People
in the "big picture". In my view, any
true conquest would have included the breaking of their spirits, as well as the destruction of their bodies and communities.
There's no more "bullshit" in my definition than in the one used in the following statement:
MrKnow said:
...Also, they have indeed conquered the U.S. But as long as any White person has a shred of decency, honor and dignity, the enslavement of the U.S. will always lay on shaky ground and may someday be overcome.
In light of your previously implied restrictions on the term, I can't help but wonder how they've managed to "conquer" the United States. Clearly, you must believe there's more than one means of conquest...
and more than one level on which a People can be conquered. It is on
that level I suggest the Jews have largely avoided falling victim to would be conquerors, even
if certain groups of Jews have themselves employed such esoteric means of conquest against others.