In myth-making, you've got to work with the established facts on the ground. It makes sense for China, India and Egypt to perpetuate the "always been here" myth

In myth-making, you've got to work with the established facts on the ground. It makes sense for China, India and Egypt to perpetuate the "always been here" mythology, but obviously for Jews being forcibly moved around and discriminated against is a given, so you build around that.