History

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  HISTORY: Second Temple Period

  Following a decree by the Persian King Cyrus (538 BCE), 50,000 Jews set out on the first return to the Land of Israel.

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  HISTORY: Foreign Domination

  Roman rule was followed by centuries of domination by successive foreign powers: Byzantine, Arab, Crusaders, Mamluk, Ottoman and British.

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  HISTORY of Israel: Timeline

  The birthplace of the Jewish people is the Land of Israel. During the many years of dispersion, the Jewish people never severed its bond with the Land. With the establishment of the State o ...

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  HISTORY: The Peace Process

  The Madrid Peace Conference (October 1991) brought together representatives of Israel, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and the Palestinians.

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