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[secular-jew]

Colonialism is a disease

Imagine being an Arab Muslim and having the audacity to call someone else a colonizer. The illustration below is a snapshot of Islamic colonialism and occupation of other people's lands, from the 7th-9th centuries. Islam went on to attack, destroy, occupy and colonize vast swaths of Europe and southeast Asia, as well as what is now called Turkey.

The world has witnessed many colonial empires since the beginning of time. Most notably, the Mongols, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Babylonians, Egyptians, Islam/Ottomans, Portuguese, Dutch, French, Spanish, British, and American. The only empire that didn't take land, even after winning world wars, were the Americans. They actually gave back the Philippines. But I digress.

All of these empires were in large part, created by bloody conquest, and built on the backs of the newly subjugated. The Hebrews were, famously, slaves in Egypt. No one seems to teach this in the west, focusing more on the Romans, but of all the colonialists, one of the most deadly brutal and expansionist empires were the Muslims aka the Islamists. The Islamic empire expanded by sheer, from Medina (where Muhammad massacred and enslaved the 50% majority Jewish population) all the way into western North Africa, much of Europe, and large populations of Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, parts of India now called Pakistan, etc). As it expanded using violence and fear, Islam literally took 100 million slaves out of Africa, and was responsible for one of the greatest mass murders in history: killing 10 million (or more) on the forced march from their homelands to the Middle East.

Some examples of Islamic slavery include the Al-Andalus slave trade, the Trans-Saharan slave trade, the Indian Ocean slave trade, the Comoros slave trade, the Zanzibar slave trade, the Red Sea slave trade, the Barbary slave trade, the Ottoman slave trade, the Black Sea slave trade, the Bukhara (Uzbekistan) slave trade, and the Khivan slave trade from which Islam took millions of slaves out of Persia to the Islamic khanates. There are Arab/Islamic societies today (Libya, a well-known example) that still trade slaves.

Compare this to Israel. Israel/Judea was never colonial nor expansionist. The Hebrews (aka Jews) were often properties of and were subjugated by, colonial empires, including the Islamic colonial empire.

They Hebrews themselves, as noted above, were most famously slaves of the the colonial Egyptian empire, some 4,000 years ago, before being murdered and subjugated by Islam starting in the 7th century. Somehow able to escape Egyptian tyranny through their own efforts (some say, by the grace of Hashem), the Hebrews settled in their current indigenous homeland 3.600 years ago - a small area by global standards, smaller than Belize, Albania, or Montenegro. They were happy there, and even at their peak, did not attempt to force convert others or expand much beyond their lands.

As historian Barbara Tuchman wrote, Israel is “the only nation in the world that is governing itself in the same territory, under the same name, and with the same religion and same language as it did 3,000 years ago.” Despite all the occupations and forced exiles, the Jews/Hebrews/Israelites have maintained a continuous presence in Judea/Israel/Samaria for some 3,600+ years. And even though Israel was granted modern statehood in 1948, it is one of the oldest continuously maintained countries in the world. The 'modern' state of Israel came to fruition post WWII, in 1948; the redefinition of borders and modern statehood after the fall of the big colonials was in no way unusual to Israel. Many country's modern borders came to be defined in the post colonial period (post WWI & WWII). While Israel and Lebanon and Iraq and Iran and Syria and Egypt were all ancient civilizations, dating back thousands of years, modern statehood came in the 20th century: For example, statehood was granted to Egypt in 1922; Saudi Arabia and Iraq in 1932; Lebanon in 1943; Indonesia, South Korea & Vietnam in 1945; Syria & Jordan in 1946; India & Pakistan in 1947; Israel, & Myanmar in 1948; Laos, Libya & Bhutan in 1951; Cambodia in 1953; Morocco, Sudan & Tunisia in 1956; Ghana & Malaysia in 1957; and so on.

The problem is, the tribalism and supremacy of Islam, can't stand that it's once-conquered land is now in the hands of the original owners. Islam believes that once it puts a flag in the sand somewhere, it's theirs.

Oh, and by the way, Andalusia (Spain) is next in Islam's sights.

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[girlactionfigure]

An armed terrorist opened fire on IDF troops near Shavei Shim’on in Samaria, miraculously apart from hitting a soldier's helmet, he was not able to hit any soldier.

The terrorist's gunfire hit a Palestinian car and 2 Arab passers-by were injured

The 35-year-old terrorist was shot after firing at the soldiers, who were not harmed in the attack.

#Israel #Shavei Shim'on #Samaria #IDF #Palestinian Terrorist

[augustswife]

@samariajdavis.

#aesthetic black #black aesthetic #samaria #pretty face

[cult-hamilton]

shady hills - samaria

#music #rnb #samaria #black women #black girl aesthetic #shady hills #musicedit #musicsourcedaily #spotify #playlist

[rlephant]

samaria

#samaria #cretegreece #photo #photographers on tumblr #rlephant #canon

[xponentialdesign]

Samaria, 853 BCE Israelite king Ahab during a reunion with members of the anti-Assyrian coalition in preparation for the Battle of Qarqar.

#qarqar #israel #samaria #ancient times #conflict #ai prompt #prompter art #leonardo ai #king ahab #israelite #assyrian #middle east

[hungryearning]

#YES #genshin impact #splatoon #disco elysium #stardew valley #samaria #f&h #bubbline #samarina #samarie fear and hunger #fear and hunger marina #homestuck #dave strider #jade harley

[dwuerch-blog]

Walking and Talking with Jesus

Can you imagine walking, talking, eating and laughing with Jesus day in and day out? I believe He had to lighten up and laugh with those misfits He called to be with Him 24/7 for three-and-a-half years. I appreciate how THE CHOSEN film series has captured some of those shenanigans and how patient Jesus is with each of the disciples. And the same goes for us and our shenanigans in our own lives…

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#blind man #blog #christian #dead boy #disciples #film series #fully divine #fully human #grace #inspiration #intimacy with God #Jesus #Jonathan Roumie #prayer #samaria #teach us to pray #the chosen #walk and talk #walking and talking with Jesus

[stone-cold-groove]

Somewhere off the Mediterranean Sea.

#vintage illustration #vintage maps #maps #cartography #jerusalem #jesus of nazareth #nazareth #jesus #jesus christ #christ #sea of galilee #galilee #bethlehem #samaria #old maps #infographics

[secular-jew]

#Indian #israel #secular-jew #jewish #judaism #israeli #jerusalem #diaspora #secular jew #secularjew #islam #algerian #moroccan #Yemeni #hamas #antisemitism #islamism #gaza #judea #tel aviv #samaria #hamas is isis

[girlactionfigure]

Miracle in Samaria: IDF reservist shot in helmet this morning, unharmed as attacker neutralized.

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#Israel #Samaria #IDF #Miracle

[deborahdeshoftim5779]

Absolutely first-class analysis from JNS' Caroline Glick, on the narrow-mindedness, wild optimism, and folly displayed by the Biden administration towards Israel during its existential war against Hamas terrorists.

#biden #united states #israel #hamas #gaza #lebanon #hezbollah #judea #samaria

[teejseventeen]

#samaria #Spotify

[davxrgo]

playlist: scorpio • come closer (leave me alone)

#playlist #scorpio #66 #diddy #ty dolla sign #coco jones #orion sun #jazmine sullivan #bryson tiller #brent faiyaz #ama lou #samaria #bri steves #guapdad 4000 #amindi #kenny mason #sza #h.e.r. #Spotify

[binhadoodles]

Commission for @larknnightingale and our babies Angi (he/him) and Samaria (she/her) :3

#my art #my oc #other people ocs #angelo savini #samaria #commissions #original characters #digital #digital art #love drawing them hurt comfort

[wiirocku]

Acts 1:8 (ESV) - But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

#Acts 1:8 #you will #receive #power #Holy Spirit #come #upon you #be My #witnesses #Jerusalem #all Judea #Samaria #end of #the earth