| First, your taking a scientific approach to a specific question in which Zertal is examining specific evidence and ridiculing him for theories that he hasn`t considered or commented on. Second, hardly any people are indigenous. What is clear and indisputable is that there are no suriving people on earth who pre-date the Jewish presence in the area of Israel. The legal principle is first in time is first in right. Of course, there are many other legal principles that also have play in any claim to lands. In short, I think your closing your eyes to the truth, not him. And, incidentally, that isn`t to say that he is right. I`m in no position to evaluate that. |
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