"The Israeli Struggle - Facts and Figures"

1. Nationality and Jerusalem - Israel was a nation by 1312 BCE., Two thousand years before Islam appeared

2. Arab refugees began to be called Palestinians in 1967; two decades after Modern Israel came into being

3. After conquering the land in 1272 BC., the Jews ruled it for one thousand years (1000) and for 3,300 years, they had a continual presence in there

4. The only Arab rule after the take over in 635 BC., continued for only 22 years.

5. Jerusalem was a Jewish capital for more then 3,300 years. Jerusalem was never a capital of any Arab or Muslim entity. Even the Jordanians when they conquered Jerusalem did not make her their capital and no Arab leaders ever visited her

6. Jerusalem is remembered more then 700 times in the bible, and never - not even once - in the Koran

7. The Jews pray with their faces toward Jerusalem, the Muslims pray with their faces toward Mecca. If they are between Jerusalem and Mecca, their faces are toward Mecca and their behinds toward Jerusalem.

8. Arab Refugees? In 1948, the Arab leaders encouraged the Arabs to flee Israel with promises to purify the land from Jews. 68% of them fled without ever seeing an Israeli soldier! Jewish Refugees? They had to flee Arab countries because of persecutions, pogroms, violence from their Arab neighbors

11. The number of Arabs that fled Israel in 1948 is estimated at 630,000 - the same number of Jews that fled the Arab countries. By design, the Arab refugees were not absorbed in the Arab countries to which they fled, despite their gigantic land mass. From 100,000,000 refugees in the world since War World 2, they are the only unit that did not assimilate in the countries of their origins.

12. The Arab-Israeli conflict? The Arabs have 8 states, not include Palestine; There is only one Jewish state.

13. During the Jordanians rule, holy Jewish sights were plundered and the Jews had no access to them. Under the Jewish rule, all the holy sights, Muslims and Christians, are looked after and are accessible to all religions.

14. Israel and the Arabs in the UN? Until 1990 - Of 175 decision in the Security Council, 97 were against Israel. Of the 690 decisions of the Collective Council, 429 were against Israel.

15. UN kept its silence when 58 synagogues in Jerusalem were destroyed by the Jordanians. UN kept its silence when the Jordanians methodically desecrated the Ancient Jewish Cemetery on Mount of Olives. UN kept silent when the Jordanians forced political actions that did not allow access to the Jews to the Western Wall

This is a great summary list to keep at hand for sharing with others.

SOURCE:  The Lekarev Report