... it's Arabic name Filastin. In 1516, Palestine became a province of the Ottoman Empire." (5) Apart from the age of the Crusaders (1099-1187), the region remained under Muslim rule until the fall of the Turkish Ottoman Empire in the 20th century. There were many Jews residing in that area ... over the years; religious scholars who weren't there to claim the land, but who had moved there in order to study its religious history. Things changed when ... promised to the Arabs between Britain and France, leaving Palestine an international zone. (8) Amazingly enough only one year later, the Balf...

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... being persecuted today. These persecutions led to a major decline in the Jewish population because so many Jews were killed for their religion. Jews have been on a continuous roller-coaster of being accepted and then being hated. Whenever Jews start to feel largely accepted and gain influence in society, someone perceives them ... Millions of Jews were killed during this time. The Nazi party was held responsible for this persecution. When the economy in Germany started to fall apart, everyone was looking for a scapegoat. Adolf Hitler made it clear in his book Mein Kampf that he hated Jew...

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