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comment by kleinbl00
kleinbl00  ·  3779 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: BREAKING: ISRAEL BEGINS GROUND OFFENSIVE (Sources Incoming, see Comments)

Throw down, baller.





alpha0  ·  3779 days ago  ·  link  ·  

To start with, your reference (A) skips over 2nd Temple and 2 Messiahs. And poor Romans get written out of their "glorious" history.

kleinbl00  ·  3779 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Let's be frank: I condensed 2600 years of global conflict to 1800 words. The things I skipped outnumber the stars in the sky.

alpha0  ·  3778 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It is not a matter of omission. It is simply false. Given that you say you have formed your opinions based on these reference book, my suggestion is (a) check the one that claims the Babylonian exile of the elite of the children of Israel was/is the commencement of the "Diaspora", and (b) examine the rest of your list and cross reference or maybe even check with a few natives :)

Speaking of natives, like to see a discussion of the distinction between the Sephardim and Ashkenazis. As you may know (?) the modern state of "Israel" is an Ashkenazi project.

One also needs to examine the motivation behind referencing "2600" years of history in context of a modern conflict.