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Originally Posted by moeloubani
wait what
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shit's been back & forth there for over 3000 years
bc = before christ.
1006 bc c. 1006-965; David becomes king of Israel and conquers Jerusalem
587 bc Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon destroys Jerusalem; Babylonian Captivity of the Jews begins
539 bc Babylonian empire conquered by Cyrus the Great of Persia
167 bc Mattahias the Hasmonian begins Maccabean Revolt against Seleucid rule in Judea
16 July 622 Muhammad forced to flee Mecca for Medina; Becomes basis for Islamic tradition of the hijra
15 August 636 Battle of Yarmuk; Islamic forces under Khalid ibn al-Walid conquer Syria and Palestine
637 Islamic armies invade Mesopotamia
638 Islamic forces capture Jerusalem
et al.
3000+ years of fighting and you think the u.s. has killed more over there in the last 50 years?
