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The Magistrate

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5. And Most 'Arab' Palestinians Descend From Long-Ago Jews

Reply to atreides1 (Reply #3)

Thu Aug 22, 2024, 02:14 PM

Aug 2024

Who had found it expedient to become Christians, and then Moslems, as events made advantageous and the years rolled on.

Conquerors don't kill everybody: who'll work the fields and pay the tax and tribute if you do that?

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Let me get this straight. A religion takes credit for a genocide and canquest as part of their origin. The conquest of [View all] brewens Aug 2024 OP

The captivity in Egypt also never happened DavidDvorkin Aug 2024 #1

Yeah. As far as the exodus they are down to maybe it is a memory of some group of slaves escaping and making it brewens Aug 2024 #2

Here's a little information. atreides1 Aug 2024 #3

And Most 'Arab' Palestinians Descend From Long-Ago Jews The Magistrate Aug 2024 #5

I believe they also have inscriptions in Jordan showing Arabs were worshipping Allah before Mohammad. brewens Aug 2024 #7

I've been studying nothing else. It's fascinating the clusterfuck that got us where we're at. I just know this brewens Aug 2024 #6

Back When The Document Was Contrived The Magistrate Aug 2024 #4

conquest, murder and genocide were standard for the tribes back in those days. Jericho anyone? nt msongs Aug 2024 #8

Religion has directed the masses for a long, long time. twodogsbarking Aug 2024 #9