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If you look at the even bigger picture, it was Israel that decided to pick fights with all those countries.
by direwolf20 9mo ago
If you look at the even bigger picture, it was Israel that decided to pick fights with all those countries.
- nickff 9mo agoThose countries literally attacked Israel on the day it became a state, and many times thereafter. Israel is definitely not perfect, but their neighbors have been trying to wipe them out for no good reason for a long time.
- direwolf20 9mo agoWhat was the process that made Israel a state? What was there before Israeli state was? Who were the allies of that country?
- nickff 9mo agoI'd suggest the Wikipedia article as a very good starting point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Israel#Ancient_Israel_and_Judah:_Iron_Age_to_Babylonian_period https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Israel#Ancient_Isra...
- direwolf20 9mo agoDid they have states in 1209 BC? I'm pretty sure the modern Israel state is a modern invention, that just happens to take its name from former states. The modern state of Greece isn't the one from Jesus's time either.
- nickff 9mo agoWell, if you're only going to count modern states, the only previous one to occupy that area was the Ottoman Empire. After that, there was a British Mandate, but that wasn't a state. Modern states only started after the Treaty of Westphalia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Westphalia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Westphalia
- direwolf20 9mo agoDoes the modern Israel state have continuity from the Ottoman empire?
- nickff 9mo agoThat really depends on what you mean by ‘continuity’ and your view of the British Mandate. I could imagine the case being made either way.
- direwolf20 9mo agoI'll give you a hint: the successor to this part of the Ottoman Empire was named Palestine.
- joenot443 9mo agoAre these questions you're unable to answer yourself, or are you playing some kind of game? I think you should just be honest about how you feel.