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Israel was the Ancient homeland of the Hebrews for already more than 2000 years by the time the Romans invaded. It was not called Palestine until the Romans expelled the people and renamed it in the year 70.
The Romans called it Palestine after an ancient Enemy of the Jews: the Philistines.
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In what region are Arabs in conflict with Jews?
Arabs and Jews are in conflict over the territory of the former British Mandate of Palestine in the Middle East.
How did palestine change in the 1920?
it became split between jews and arabs
How did palestine change in 1920?
it became split between jews and arabs
Why did people oppose partitioning Mandatory Palestine?
That depends Jews were for Arabs were against
Why have Arabs and Jews been in conflict over Palestine for thousands years?
Both believe that Palestine is their holy land and that it belongs to them.
Who was the group intervened to end the feud between the Jews and the Arabs in Palestine?
The United Nations.
Why did tensions between Arabs and Jews in Palestine escalate during the 1930s?
Jewish Immigration to Palestine increased significantly, causing Arabs to worry about losing their land.
What has the author Mordekhai Orenstein written?
Mordekhai Orenstein has written: 'Jews, Arabs and British in Palestine'
ancient land on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea claimed as a homeland by both Arabs and Jews?
palestine
How did the Palestinian Arabs become people without a country?
In 1948, Jews didn't have a country, so they invaded Palestine, killed many Palestinians, and forced many out. The Jews then changed the name of Palestine to Israel.
What two names for the country that is claimed by both Muslims and Jews?
It's the Arabian country that is named by all Arabs as Palestine,however it was occupied in 1948 by the Jews who named it Israel.
Do Jews and Arabs have a common beginning?
According to Jewish and Arab tradition, the Jews descend from Abraham following the line of his son Isaac and the Arabs descend from Abraham following the line of his son Ishmael. So it may be said that Jews and Arabs had a common beginning. In terms of what science can tell us, while Jews have a strong genetic relationship to Levantine Arabs (Arabs in Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria), they do not have a strong genetic relationship with Arabian Arabs (who were the original Arabs and live in the Arabian Peninsula).
