The were repeatedly exiled by persian authorities and ultimately sent to a prison city in Israel (Akka), so it wasn't their direct choice they ended up there. I

The were repeatedly exiled by persian authorities and ultimately sent to a prison city in Israel (Akka), so it wasn't their direct choice they ended up there. I guess the political situation back then was different. Abdul-Baha from the article above was with them, and His father Baha'u'llah as well https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BCu%27ll%C3%A1h#Final_exile_and_imprisonment_in_%E2%80%98Akk%C3%A1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bah%C3%A1%CA%BCu%27ll%C3%A1h#F... That said they would not consider their oppressors as their enemies but rather that the oppressor is hurting themselves more than their victim by depriving themselves of actual happiness Here is a letter Abdul-Baha's father wrote to the persian Shah while in prison. It is just incredible to say the least https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/summons-lord-hosts/7#676145355 https://www.bahai.org/library/authoritative-texts/bahaullah/...