Israel and Jerusalem Facts

Discussion in 'Politics & Religion' started by Arnie, Sep 2, 2006.

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    ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM FACTS

    1. ISRAEL BECAME A STATE IN 1312 B.C., TWO MILLENNIA BEFORE ISLAM;

    2. ARAB REFUGEES FROM ISRAEL BEGAN CALLING THEMSELVES "PALESTINIANS" IN
    1967, TWO DECADES AFTER (MODERN) ISRAELI STATEHOOD;

    3. AFTER CONQUERING THE LAND IN 1272 B.C., JEWS RULED IT FOR A THOUSAND
    YEARS AND MAINTAINED A CONTINUOUS PRESENCE THERE FOR 3,300 YEARS;

    4. THE ONLY ARAB RULE FOLLOWING CONQUEST IN 633 B.C. LASTED JUST 22
    YEARS;

    5. FOR OVER 3,300 YEARS, JERUSALEM WAS THE JEWISH CAPITAL. IT WAS NEVER
    THE CAPITAL OF ANY ARAB OR MUSLIM ENTITY. EVEN UNDER JORDANIAN RULE,
    (EAST) JERUSALEM WAS NOT MADE THE CAPITAL, AND NO ARAB LEADER CAME TO
    VISIT IT;

    6. JERUSALEM IS MENTIONED OVER 700 TIMES IN THE BIBLE, BUT NOT ONCE IS
    IT MENTIONED IN THE QUR'AN;

    7. KING DAVID FOUNDED JERUSALEM; MOHAMMED NEVER SET FOOT IN IT;

    8. JEWS PRAY FACING JERUSALEM; MUSLIMS FACE MECCA. IF THEY ARE BETWEEN
    THE TWO CITIES, MUSLIMS PRAY FACING MECCA, WITH THEIR BACKS TO
    JERUSALEM;

    9. IN 1948, ARAB LEADERS URGED THEIR PEOPLE TO LEAVE, PROMISING TO
    CLEANSE THE LAND OF JEWISH PRESENCE. 68% OF THEM FLED WITHOUT EVER SETTING
    EYES ON AN ISRAELI SOLDIER;

    10. VIRTUALLY THE ENTIRE JEWISH POPULATION OF MUSLIM COUNTRIES HAD TO
    FLEE AS THE RESULT OF VIOLENCE AND POGROMS;

    11. SOME 630,000 ARABS LEFT ISRAEL IN 1948, WHILE CLOSE TO A MILLION
    JEWS WERE FORCED TO LEAVE THE MUSLIM COUNTRIES;

    12. IN SPITE OF THE VAST TERRITORIES AT THEIR DISPOSAL, ARAB REFUGESS
    WERE DELIBERATELY PREVENTED FROM ASSIMILATING INTO THEIR HOST COUNTRIES.
    OF 100 MILLION REFUGEES FOLLOWING WORLD WAR 2, THEY ARE THE ONLY GROUP
    TO HAVE NEVER INTEGRATED WITH THEIR CORELIGIONISTS. MOST OF THE JEWISH
    REFUGEES FROM EUROPE AND ARAB LANDS WERE SETTLED IN ISRAEL, A COUNTRY
    NO LARGER THAN NEW JERSEY;

    13. THERE ARE 22 MUSLIM COUNTRIES, NOT COUNTING PALESTINE. THERE IS
    ONLY ONE JEWISH STATE. ARABS STARTED ALL FIVE WARS AGAINST ISRAEL, AND
    LOST EVERY ONE OF THEM;

    14. FATAH AND HAMAS CONSTITUTIONS STILL CALL FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF
    ISRAEL. ISRAEL CEDED MOST OF THE WEST BANK AND ALL OF GAZA TO THE
    PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, AND EVEN PROVIDED IT WITH ARMS;

    15. DURING THE JORDANIAN OCCUPATION, JEWISH HOLY SITES WERE VANDALIZED
    AND WERE OFF LIMITS TO JEWS. UNDER ISRAELI RULE, ALL MUSLIM AND
    CHRISTIAN HOLY SITES ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL FAITHS;

    16. OUT OF 175 UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS UP TO 1990,
    97 WERE AGAINST ISRAEL; OUT OF 690 GENERAL ASSEMBLY R! ESOLUTIO NS, 429
    WERE AGAINST ISRAEL;

    18. THE U.N. WAS SILENT WHEN THE JORDANIANS DESTROYED 58 SYNAGOGUES IN
    THE OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM. IT REMAINED SILENT WHILE JORDAN
    SYSTEMATICALLY DESECRATED THE ANCIENT JEWISH CEMETERY ON THE MOUNT OF OLIVES, AND
    IT REMAINED SILENT WHEN JORDAN ENFORCED APARTHEID LAWS PREVENTING JEWS
    FROM ACCESSING THE TEMPLE MOUNT AND WESTERN WALL.

    THESE ARE TRYING TIMES. WE MUST ASK OURSELVES WHAT WE SHOULD BE DOING,
    AND WHAT WE WILL TELL OUR GRANDCHILDREN ABOUT OUR ACTIONS DURING THIS
    CRISIS, WHEN WE HAD THE CHANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

    START NOW! SEND THIS MESSAGE TO 20 FRIENDS, AND ASK EACH OF THEM TO
    SEND IT TO 20 MORE.
    JEWISH OR NOT, IT DOES NOT MATTER.

    TRUTH AND PEACE ARE VALUES COMMON TO ALL OF US. EVERYONE MUST KNOW!
     
    Arnie, Sep 2, 2006 IP
  2. dvirhazout

    dvirhazout Active Member

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    I'm from israel and I didn't know several facts hehe.
    thx for this information :)
     
    dvirhazout, Sep 2, 2006 IP
  3. Skynt

    Skynt Peon

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    Archtifacts that were apparently hebrew coins dating back to the King David era were found under the Rock in deep tunnels. You can google that because I saw it on google news sometime in the past.
     
    Skynt, Sep 2, 2006 IP
  4. TWalker

    TWalker Peon

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    news.faithfreedom.org/
     
    TWalker, Sep 3, 2006 IP