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This episode challenges the myth of Jewish exile from Israel, highlighting the continuous presence of Jews in the region from 70 CE to 1929.

In this episode of Middle East In Less Than Five Minutes, we challenge one of the biggest myths in Middle East history: that Jews were fully exiled by Rome, disappeared for 2,000 years, and only returned to Israel as European colonizers in the modern era. That story is false. From the destruction of the Second Temple in 70 CE to the 1929 massacres in Hebron, Safed, and Gaza, Jews maintained a continuous presence in Eretz Israel — through Roman rule, Byzantine persecution, Arab conquest, Crusader massacres, Mamluk oppression, Ottoman rule, and British Mandate Palestine. Topics include: ​ The Roman destruction of Jerusalem in 70 CE ​ Why there was no complete Jewish expulsion ​ Jewish life in Galilee, Tiberias, Safed, Hebron, Gaza, and Jerusalem ​ Byzantine persecution and the Jerusalem Talmud ​ Arab conquest and dhimmi status ​ Crusader massacres and Jewish return ​ Spanish Jewish refugees returning after 1492 ​ Ancient Jewish communities in Gaza ​ Hebron’s 4,000-year Jewish history ​ The 1929 Hebron massacre ​ The 1929 Safed and Gaza violence ​ The “Al-Aqsa is in danger” lie ​ Jewish ancestry and continuous Jewish connection to the land ​ Zionism history and the myth of…

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