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[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (6 children)

The Jews weren't there first. The Canaanites were there first.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Of which the Israelites are believed to have branched out from/are descended from

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Zionists are basing their irridentism on the Torah, and from what I've read, the Canaanites existed in the area before Abraham was given the land as a promised land.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

Something tells me that the Torah isn't exactly a reliable historical source.

The Cannanite - Israelite connection is suggested by modern achaelogical information which I take as a little more reliable.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

Depends which Zionist you ask but ok.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And then slaughtered all the other branches

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Got any sources for that? Since I can't seem to find anything that supports that claim outside of religious texts

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