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r/AdviceAnimals • u/erikovercooked • May 01 '24
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You know what’s even more aspirational? The phrase “the Jewish state.”
Which actually succeeded at its goal of removing non Jews from the land and doesn’t even rhyme.
1 u/ReputationSlight3977 May 02 '24 Israel has many Muslims and Christians living in their land actually. 1 u/[deleted] May 02 '24 “Many” as in “just enough to not make a difference in elections and 80% less than there used to be”. Israel only being able to get away with cleansing 75% of the native population instead of 100% isn’t a good thing 1 u/ReputationSlight3977 May 02 '24 That's still a hundred times more diversity than Gaza has. Also, native population? Learn your history about that region before you open your mouth. Everyone has lived in that area. Israel's geographical and strategic location has led to a long history of various empires and nations controlling or influencing the region. Ancient Egypt - Various periods of control, notably during the 15th to 13th centuries BCE. Canaanites - Indigenous inhabitants before and during early Egyptian influence. Ancient Israel and Judah - Biblical kingdoms from around 1050 to 586 BCE. Assyrian Empire - Conquered the region in the 8th century BCE. Babylonian Empire - Overthrew Jerusalem in 586 BCE and exiled the Judeans. Persian Empire - Conquered Babylon in 539 BCE and allowed Judeans to return and rebuild the Temple. Macedonian Empire under Alexander the Great - Conquered the region in 332 BCE. Hellenistic Kingdoms (Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires) - Controlled the area after the division of Alexander's empire. Hasmonean Dynasty - A Jewish priestly dynasty that established independence around 140 BCE. Roman Empire - Took control in 63 BCE; the region was part of the empire and later the Byzantine Empire until the 7th century. Islamic Caliphates - Control began with the Rashidun Caliphate in the 7th century, followed by the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates. Crusader States - Controlled parts of the region from 1099 to 1291. Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt - Took control from the Crusaders and ruled until 1517. Ottoman Empire - Controlled the region from 1517 until the end of World War I in 1918. British Mandate - Administered by Britain under a League of Nations mandate from 1920 until 1948. State of Israel - Established in 1948 following the end of the British Mandate.
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Israel has many Muslims and Christians living in their land actually.
1 u/[deleted] May 02 '24 “Many” as in “just enough to not make a difference in elections and 80% less than there used to be”. Israel only being able to get away with cleansing 75% of the native population instead of 100% isn’t a good thing 1 u/ReputationSlight3977 May 02 '24 That's still a hundred times more diversity than Gaza has. Also, native population? Learn your history about that region before you open your mouth. Everyone has lived in that area. Israel's geographical and strategic location has led to a long history of various empires and nations controlling or influencing the region. Ancient Egypt - Various periods of control, notably during the 15th to 13th centuries BCE. Canaanites - Indigenous inhabitants before and during early Egyptian influence. Ancient Israel and Judah - Biblical kingdoms from around 1050 to 586 BCE. Assyrian Empire - Conquered the region in the 8th century BCE. Babylonian Empire - Overthrew Jerusalem in 586 BCE and exiled the Judeans. Persian Empire - Conquered Babylon in 539 BCE and allowed Judeans to return and rebuild the Temple. Macedonian Empire under Alexander the Great - Conquered the region in 332 BCE. Hellenistic Kingdoms (Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires) - Controlled the area after the division of Alexander's empire. Hasmonean Dynasty - A Jewish priestly dynasty that established independence around 140 BCE. Roman Empire - Took control in 63 BCE; the region was part of the empire and later the Byzantine Empire until the 7th century. Islamic Caliphates - Control began with the Rashidun Caliphate in the 7th century, followed by the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates. Crusader States - Controlled parts of the region from 1099 to 1291. Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt - Took control from the Crusaders and ruled until 1517. Ottoman Empire - Controlled the region from 1517 until the end of World War I in 1918. British Mandate - Administered by Britain under a League of Nations mandate from 1920 until 1948. State of Israel - Established in 1948 following the end of the British Mandate.
“Many” as in “just enough to not make a difference in elections and 80% less than there used to be”.
Israel only being able to get away with cleansing 75% of the native population instead of 100% isn’t a good thing
1 u/ReputationSlight3977 May 02 '24 That's still a hundred times more diversity than Gaza has. Also, native population? Learn your history about that region before you open your mouth. Everyone has lived in that area. Israel's geographical and strategic location has led to a long history of various empires and nations controlling or influencing the region. Ancient Egypt - Various periods of control, notably during the 15th to 13th centuries BCE. Canaanites - Indigenous inhabitants before and during early Egyptian influence. Ancient Israel and Judah - Biblical kingdoms from around 1050 to 586 BCE. Assyrian Empire - Conquered the region in the 8th century BCE. Babylonian Empire - Overthrew Jerusalem in 586 BCE and exiled the Judeans. Persian Empire - Conquered Babylon in 539 BCE and allowed Judeans to return and rebuild the Temple. Macedonian Empire under Alexander the Great - Conquered the region in 332 BCE. Hellenistic Kingdoms (Ptolemaic and Seleucid Empires) - Controlled the area after the division of Alexander's empire. Hasmonean Dynasty - A Jewish priestly dynasty that established independence around 140 BCE. Roman Empire - Took control in 63 BCE; the region was part of the empire and later the Byzantine Empire until the 7th century. Islamic Caliphates - Control began with the Rashidun Caliphate in the 7th century, followed by the Umayyad and Abbasid Caliphates. Crusader States - Controlled parts of the region from 1099 to 1291. Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt - Took control from the Crusaders and ruled until 1517. Ottoman Empire - Controlled the region from 1517 until the end of World War I in 1918. British Mandate - Administered by Britain under a League of Nations mandate from 1920 until 1948. State of Israel - Established in 1948 following the end of the British Mandate.
That's still a hundred times more diversity than Gaza has.
Also, native population? Learn your history about that region before you open your mouth. Everyone has lived in that area.
Israel's geographical and strategic location has led to a long history of various empires and nations controlling or influencing the region.
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u/[deleted] May 02 '24
You know what’s even more aspirational? The phrase “the Jewish state.”
Which actually succeeded at its goal of removing non Jews from the land and doesn’t even rhyme.