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Jews and Arabs settled in Palestine (or Israel to the Jews) 3,000 years ago. Jews claim God gave the land to them (remember the promise to Abraham?).
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In A.D. 73, the Roman Empire forced the Jews to leave
Palestine. Jews scattered
throughout the world (the “Diaspora”). The Arabs stayed in Palestine, later becoming Muslims. -
Jews were mistreated wherever they went. In
Russia, people attacked
Jews and burned their villages. Later, in Germany, 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust. Jews began planning to return to Israel.
