Comment on Why cant the Middle East just chill out?
ccunix@lemmy.world 1 year agoThe problem goes back further. You say “another group owned it first”, but Israel say they have had that land for millennia and it was given to them by God.
Palestine did not even exist until the British randomly carved it out on a map except for a brief period under the Romans around 0BC. The Romans called it Palestine in order to remove Israel’s identity.
How far back do we go?
spirinolas@lemmy.world 1 year ago
My God said your home belongs to me so…gtfo. Please, leave something in the fridge for dinner. /s
Palestinians themselves, like Jews, descend from the ancient Hebrews. While the Jews left and (somewhat) assimilated in the lands they moved to, Palestinians were assimiliated by the Romans and Arabs. While their language and religion changed they are basically the same people.
redballooon@lemm.ee 1 year ago
And like any good brothers they go full Cain and Abel.
spirinolas@lemmy.world 1 year ago
If my brother steals my house from me and leaves me in squalor…
Let’s just say Christmas dinner won’t be a happy one.
Welt@lazysoci.al 1 year ago
Cain disAbeled his brother…