Gandhi opinions are based on the idea that the Arabs were living in the land of Israel before the Jews. This is not true and it has nothing to do with a justification in ancient religious text, but in contemporary historical evidence. It is a common misperception, that all the Jews were forced into the Diaspora by the Romans after the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem in the year 70 C.E. and then, 1,800 years later, suddenly returned to Palestine demanding their country back. In reality, the Jewish people have maintained ties to this land for more than 3,700 years. Jews settled this land, they developed this land alongside the Arabs if you will. Mind you, long before there was a Mosque in Jerusalem there was a Jewish Temple -- there is absolutely no analogy that can be drawn between the Jews and the Arabs and the "Americans" to the Native Americans. The Arabs and jews both semitic groups who share a common ancestry that dates back thousands of years, in addition to a religion which the Arabs derived from the Jews. Gandhi was a great man, but that doesn't mean was right about everything, everyone should do their own research and reach their own conclusions.
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