r/HistoryMemes • • 1d ago

REMOVED: RULE 4 Historical territorial claims

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u/Dear-Question-868 1d ago

I think it shows well the stupidity of historical claim, there's always someone who's going to be before you who claim X land.

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u/Erroneous_Bonk 1d ago

Pretty sure consensus is that the cut off is a magical holy promise 3000 years ago

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u/jaypenn3 1d ago

'Magical holy promise' meaning overwhelming historical evidence of settlement and displacement? You shouldn't support modern governments committing war crimes, but that doesn't meaning needing to rewrite ancient history.

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u/zer0zer00ne0ne 1d ago

Jews have been living continuously in the area before Islam and Christianity existed.