Comments by "Sandy Tatham" (@sandytatham3592) on "60 Minutes Australia"
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@shadowguard3578 : The Jewish people have been connected to their land for over 3500 years through their kings, coins, burial places of ancestors, artefacts, place names like Judea, archaeological evidence of Jewish life, the unique Hebrew language, spiritual symbols of plants such as olives, figs, pomegranates, etc. grown in that land, and religious practices which focus on that specific place, ie. "next year in Jerusalem". They are an indigenous rights success story. The Arabs invaded in the 7th century and created a narrative about Al-Aqsa Mosque which is clearly false. It's just a political symbol of conquest which they built on top of the holiest Jewish site. There is nothing to indicate that Arab Muslims are indigenous to the Holy Land.
If a Jewish person converted to Islam many centuries ago, then they would have to come out and profess their Jewishness. To do that as a Muslim could be very dangerous as it is seen as #apostasy which can carry heavy punishment. Those Palestinians today who do have Jewish DNA are stuck in limbo. If their families didn't remain in Israel in 1948 under Jewish rule when they had a chance to do so, I can't see what their solution would be. They are clearly Arab Muslims with no claim to be indigenous to the land if they have broken their connection with their Jewishness.
The Jewish people were acknowledged in 1920 at the San Remo Conference to be indigenous to the Holy Land. They were granted the right to reconstitute their ancestral home so long as ALL current occupants are granted equal rights under the law and freedom of religion. Two million Arab Muslims, Christians, Druze, Circassians, etc. have that equality and freedom TODAY in Israel. Those Arabs who were hostile to Israel have made their choice to side with the Arab nations who don't want peace with Israel. They have lost many wars and they still seem like losers today to me. But there is hope in that many other Arab nations are now normalising relations with Israel so I believe that different solutions will soon be possible.
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