, two thousand years before the rise of Islam.
The people of modern day Israel share the same language and culture shaped by the .
Jewish heritage and religion passed through generations starting with the founding .
father Abraham. Since the Jewish conquest in 1272 B.C., the Jews have had .
control over the land for one thousand years with a continuous presence in the .
land for the past 3,300 years. After the Romans conquered Jerusalem about 2,000 .
years ago. Jewish people were expelled and dispersed to the Diaspora. The land .
of Israel was ruled by Romans, Islamic and Christian crusaders, by the Ottoman .
Empire and by the British Empire.
Throughout centuries Jews seeked to return from the Diaspora to Israel. During the .
first half of the 20th century there were large waves of immigration of Jews back to .
Israel from the Arab countries and from Europe. In 1948 Jews regained their .
sovereignty over their ancient homeland with the establishment of the modern State .
of Israel. This was seen by the Arab world as a slap in the face because it was a non-.
Muslim country created in their midst.
It was only after the Jews re-inhabited their historic homeland of Judea and Samaria.
The myth of a Palestinian nation was created and publicized worldwide. Jews .
come from Judea, not Palestinians. There is no language known as Palestinian, or .
any Palestinian culture distinct from that of all the Arabs in the area. There has never .
been a land known as Palestine governed by Palestinians. Palestine was the word Romans .
gave to Israel to wipe out the existence of Jews in Israel. Palestinians are Arabs and.
not different from Arabs throughout the Middle East. The country of Jordan is the home of .
the Palestinians. Over half the populations of Jordan trace their roots to the Palestinians. .
The area called Palestine included the territories of present day Israel and Jordan. .
Under Lausanne agreement of 1923 Turkey transferred all claims to Palestine to .