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[–] oshaboy 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year 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] 16 points 1 year 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.

[–] oshaboy 0 points 1 year ago

Depends which Zionist you ask but ok.

[–] oshaboy -3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And then slaughtered all the other branches

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

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