Yes. Abraham is a myth. Moses is a myth. Jesus, while a historical figure, is a myth insofar as his divinity is concerned.
But what's not a myth is that the Israelites arose out of the Canaanite hill tribes of late Bronze - early Iron Age Canaan. They ARE the indigenous people.
But a Roman emperor's renaming of Judea as "Palestine" is a vile propaganda ploy which still reaps dividends.
I feel like indigenous supporters on the US go all the way back to the origins of our Natives in our land to justify their rights to various things, meanwhile a lot of those same supporters only go back 60-odd years for Isrealโs history and it makes not the sense they think it does. @LiberalLibrarian
and either way itโs not often their fight to fight! All theyโre doing is adding to the mayhem at a cost to others affected by it. @LiberalLibrarian
@Armchaircouch "Jews have only been there since 1917!"
No, they've been there in some form since 1000 BCE.