Seems to me that a lot of the "facts" that you "recall" about this horrific disaster are, well, let's just say "less than fully true."
Yes, that DOES have an impact on your conclusions.
The skewed facts in this post do discredit the fact that Israel and Israelites did amazingly outlive all of its detractors and oppressors (the Ancient Egyptians, the Assyrians, the Greeks, the Romans, the Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union) and defeated the Arabs in 5 wars and 2 "intifadahs". At a cost, though. And the countries that support Israel, like the US, do prosper. And it's Yehovah, not Yahwe (althogh you are not supposed to call His Name in vain). Thanx.