To: stuartcr
It wasn’t a country in 1909. It was a region the Romans named after the Philistines to piss of the Jews. In 1909 it was inhabited by Jews and Arab occupiers.
11 posted on
05/15/2008 9:27:46 AM PDT by
Dead Dog
To: Dead Dog
It wasn’t a country in 1909. It was a region the Romans named after the Philistines to piss of the Jews. In 1909 it was inhabited by Jews and Arab occupiers.Under Ottoman (Turkish) rule until the Brits replaced them.
13 posted on
05/15/2008 9:33:35 AM PDT by
SolidWood
(Refusal to vote for McCain is active support for Obama.)
To: Dead Dog
In 1909 it was inhabited by Jews and Arab occupiers.Actually part of the Ottoman Empire. The Turks were happy to have Jews move in, good for the tax base.
22 posted on
05/15/2008 11:03:54 AM PDT by
SJackson
(It is impossible to build a peace process based on blood, Natan Sharansky)
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