Can you look at this map and say Israel does not systemically appropriate land?

the Jews despised the Samaritans as heretics, and chose not to travel through Samaria.

It also clearly shows the Gaza strip as being either Phillistine (Palestine) or not part of Israel.

The Palestinians are more likely to be the descendants of the Edomites or Moabites.

This is factually untrue.

We (i.e. Scientists in Israel) have analyzed DNA from people in the region. The Palestinians and the Israelis have the same genetic ancestors.

Tthe Biblical stories of the origin of Abraham, and the captivity in Egypt are all myths as shown by modern archeology and DNA science.

This may come as a surprise to many people, but the burning bush, the Red Sea parting, the talking donkey, the world wide flood and even the talking snake, didn't actually happen.

They certainly don't justify the current violence in the Middle East.

The Palestinians are more likely to be the descendants of the Edomites or Moabites.

Upon considering Max's arguments against my position, I concede that it is much more likely that the ancestors of the Palestinians did not exist as any Iron Age culture whatsoever.

That doesn't make any sense.

My point is that the Jews and the Palestinians have the same genetic ancestors.

Unlike the Biblical Account the common ancestors of moden Jews and modern Palestinians were indigenous to modern day Israel.

You haven't read the Bible much.

The Bible is very clear about the ancestry of the Jewish people, and DNA and archeology disagree with this.

And yes, there was a talking donkey. I will let you look it up yourself.

For an entire week the White House mulled how to react to the torrent of announcements from Jerusalem on building thousands of housing units in the settlements. The Trump administration’s statement Thursday night – the team’s first significant comment on the issue – was crafted diplomatically and politely, but the bottom line was perfectly clear. Not only is the Iranian government on warning – so is the Israeli government.
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Trump is basically reverting to George W. Bush’s policy on the settlements. That is, Donald Trump’s final goal is an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement based on a two-state solution. ...

According to the statement, construction in the settlements “may not be helpful in achieving that goal.” The limits Trump discussed are similar to Bush’s – opposition to the establishment of new settlements and a willingness to accept construction in existing settlements only within their current borders. ...

The meeting between Netanyahu and Trump on February 15 will be crucial for what happens next. The U.S. president is aiming for progress in the peace process and will wait to hear how Netanyahu proposes doing this.
The White House statement was a warning that he should show up with the goods. Netanyahu and his cabinet have seen how Trump behaves with leaders he believes are standing between him and his goals. The last thing Israel needs is for Trump to hang up the phone on Netanyahu, declare that talking to him is a waste of time or tweet about how he’s expecting payback for the funding Israel receives from Washington.

US Jewish concerns

There are other factors in the mix. One that is little discussed outside Jewish circles is the ever-more complicated relationship between American Jews and Israel.

Most of them did not vote for Mr Trump. And while they remain strong supporters of the Jewish state, many are fearful at the rightward drift in Israel and indeed in their own country.

Underlying this is a denominational issue - most US Jews come from the progressive strands of the religion - but the Israeli government does not defend their interests, because it seeks to placate the Jewish Orthodox establishment in Israel.

Rabbi Eric Yoffie, a former head of the Reform strand of American Judaism, told me that "these differences are already leading to an erosion of support for Israel because of religious issues and religious extremism in Israel. I think this is deeply troubling", he says.

"In some ways," he adds, "it is more important than the political differences having to do with peace and settlements and so on."

In my week-long trip to Israel I came away with a pervading sense of unease, even among the most enthusiastic supporters of the Trump presidency.

Nobody knows quite what he will do.

Nobody knows quite what he will do.

Nobody knows quite what he will do.

How many present day Isralies (sic) came from Europe or the US.