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A little history for those wanting to 'restore Palestine'.

1. Before Israel, there was a British mandate, not a Palestinian state.

2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire, not a Palestinian state.

3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, not a Palestinian state.

4. Before the Islamic state of the Mamluks of Egypt, there was the Ayubid Arab-Kurdish Empire, not a Palestinian state.

5. Before the Ayubid Empire, there was the Frankish and Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, not a Palestinian state.

6. Before the Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, not a Palestinian state.

7. Before the Umayyad and Fatimid empires, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.

8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there were the Sassanids, not a Palestinian state.

9. Before the Sassanid Empire, there was the Byzantine Empire, not a Palestinian state.

10. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire, not a Palestinian state.

11. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean state, not a Palestinian state.

12. Before the Hasmonean state, there was the Seleucid, not a Palestinian state.

13. Before the Seleucid empire, there was the empire of Alexander the Great, not a Palestinian state.

14. Before the empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian empire, not a Palestinian state.

15. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire, not a Palestinian state.

16. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, not a Palestinian state.

17. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, there was the Kingdom of Israel, not a Palestinian state.

18. Before the kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, not a Palestinian state.

19. Before the theocracy of the twelve tribes of Israel, there was an agglomeration of independent Canaanite city-kingdoms, not a Palestinian state.

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There was no Jewish state either. Unless that was #16 and 17.

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Thank you

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So it’s about time the Palestinians get their own state! Free Palestine!

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Maybe after Hamas has been exterminated.

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There is already a “Palestinian” state. It’s called Jordan.

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After the Ottoman Empire. the area of Mandatory Palestine was a desert occupied by a few people, some Jewish, some Christian, some Arab (including what we think of as Palstinians). Mostly Arab.

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“In December 2023 a UN resolution saw 153 of the world’s 195 countries united against Israel’s attack on the Palestinians, demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.”

The day will come when ALL the nations will be gathered together against Israel. That’s according to God. Oh, by the way - the God who describes Himself as the God of Israel. The One Who gave us His Word through Jewish prophets, kings, and priests. The One Who sent His Son, the Messiah of Israel, to be the savior of the world. The One Who created the heavens and the earth. The One Who will judge the nations of the world for how they treat Israel.

I waited almost a year to read this article, knowing it would be filled with anti-Israel rhetoric. I admit I did not read it all. In fact, I ended up not reading much of it at all.

I know the geopolitical reality is very complicated, but this author seems to not be taking anything God says into consideration and the continual mention of the “slaughter” in Gaza made me sick.

Mr. Iain Davis, God will hold you accountable for spreading lies and causing more Jewish suffering and persecution.

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