Posted on 12/14/2014 7:21:50 AM PST by the scotsman
'The Jews may have originated in the Middle East but they were long ago scattered far and wide - to the Gulf, among other places. Few now remain, except in Iran. But a century ago, writes Matthew Teller, there was even a proposal to found a Jewish state at an oasis near Bahrain.'
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The world’s first city developed around its temples, and only later did palaces play a role. Its view of the world was conditioned, as in all ancient societies, by totalitarian religious belief. So the picture that comes into focus is that of a theocratic command economy, hierarchically organized , centrally directed, and regulated according to an ideology propagated by a priesthood, playing the role that, 5,000 years later, Soviet Marxists would call ‘the engineers of human souls’. Such was temple rule. As a way of life, the economic and social system the priesthood supported was, for a long time, strikingly successful
Kriwaczek, Paul (2012-03-27). Babylon: Mesopotamia and the Birth of Civilization (p. 53). St. Martin's Press. Kindle Edition.
As a white boy, I never considered moving my family to Detroit. Were I a Jew, I probably wouldn’t move to a place with muslim control. And if I were in charge of a whole country or area, I’d likely throw out people who are taught to and want to kill me.
Jews of Medina. Judaism was already well established in Medina two centuries before Muhammad’s birth..
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There is still a handful of Jews living in Yemen.
They have been there since the days of the Queen of Sheba.
Think what the Jews could have done if they had Iraq, I bet Israel would have a nice resort on the Persian Gulf. And OPEC would have problems with a Jewish county in OPEC.
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