Whose Palestine?
Does Palestine rightfully belong to the Jews? Let us have a look at History. As far back as I know, Palestine was ruled by Canaan. Musaؑ led the Bani Israel out of Egypt in 1400 BC and asked them to enter Palestine, but they lacked the courage to do so [Surah alMaidah, ayaat 21-26] The next generation conquered Palestine. 300 years later, Talut and Dawudؑ reclaimed Palestine from invaders. [Surah alBaqarah, ayaat 246-251] Temple of Solomon constructed in 1000 BC In 700 BC, the Asyrrians raided Palestine. In 586 BC, the Jews were expelled from Palestine by Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon and 6,00,000 Jews were taken into captivity. Temple of Solomon razed to the ground. [Surah Bani Israel, ayat 5] In 539 BC, they were released from exile by Cyrus of Persia when he conquered Babylon. [Surah Bani Israel, ayat 6] Second Temple constructed in 515 BC Greek Alexander and Romans conquered Palestine. The Jews were then expelled from Palestine by Titus of Rome in 70 CE. 1,33,000 Jews we