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Ethnic groups that were already living in Palestine when European Jews moved from Europe to Palestine.

Before the large-scale migration of European Jews to Palestine, the region was home to a diverse array of ethnic and religious groups 1 2 . Here are some of the main groups: Arabs (Christians and Muslims) : The Arab population was predominantly Muslim, but there were also Christian Arabs living in the region 1 2 . Jews : There were Jewish communities present in Palestine before the large-scale migration of European Jews.   These communities included Sephardic Jews who had been living in the region for centuries 1 2 . Samaritans : The Samaritans are a unique religious-ethnic group that was living in Palestine.   They are closely related to Judaism 1 . Nabataeans : The Nabataeans were an Arabic-speaking people who inhabited the region 1 . Canaanites : The Canaanites were the original inhabitants of Palestine and lived in the region during the Bronze Age 2 . Phoenicians : Along the coastal region, the Phoenician presence expanded 1 . It’s important to note that the demographic hi...

Palestine was already occupied by Arabs (Christians and Muslims), Sephardic Jews, and Zoroastrian Persians when Zionism came along which moved larged numbers of Jews to an already occupied Palestine.

The region of Palestine, also known as the Land of Israel and the Holy Land, has a complex and tumultuous history.   It has been controlled by many kingdoms and powers, including Ancient Egypt, Ancient Israel and Judah, the Persian Empire, Alexander the Great and his successors, the Hasmoneans, the Roman Empire, several Muslim caliphates, and the crusaders 1 . Zionism, as an organized nationalist movement, is generally considered to have been founded by Theodor Herzl in 1897. However, the history of Zionism began earlier and is intertwined with Jewish history and Judaism. The organizations of Hovevei Zion (lit.   ‘Lovers of Zion’), held as the forerunners of modern Zionist ideals, were responsible for the creation of 20 Jewish towns in Palestine between 1870 and 1897 2 .   At the core of the Zionist ideology was the traditional aspiration for a Jewish national home through the re-establishment of Jewish sovereignty in Palestine, to be facilitated by the Jewish diaspora 2 ...

A Simple Picture of Gaza

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Video Infoblog: Piers Morgan CATCHES Israeli Spokesman LYING!

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Video Infoblog: Piers Morgan vs Norman Finkelstein On Israel and Palestine - The Full Interview

Piers Morgan vs Norman Finkelstein On Israel and Palestine - The Full Interview  -  https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8pwp8i

GAZA: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom

 GAZA: An Inquest into Its Martyrdom  - https://www.normanfinkelstein.com/books/gaza-an-inquest-into-its-martyrdom/

Video Infoblog; Norman Finkelstein DESTROYS Jake Tapper and Hillary on Gaza

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      Transcript 0:00 Hillary Clinton's appearance on The View and I thought it was important to walk through this one because I do think it 0:05 raises so many of the arguments that are being used to desensitize the public to 0:12 the ongoing genocide and to provide cover for the American government and 0:18 its complic complicity with Israel's actions I had more time I had more time 0:24 to contemplate the Jake Tapper one so maybe we can do parts of one and parts 0:29 of the other we do know that innocent civilians in Gaza continue to be killed by Israeli strikes and the humanitarian 0:36 crisis in Gaza is growing increasingly dire thousands of people around the world are protesting and calling for a 0:43 ceasefire in Washington DC in Paris in Berlin protesters are crying out about 0:49 the humanitarian crisis the loss of life the suffering of so many innocent civilians this morning 0:56 red handprints could still be seen on the White House fence SLE from protesters ove...