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        "totitle": "A Theological Examination of Israel\u2019s Claim to the Land",
        "*": "<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-lineno\" id=\"mw-diff-left-l1\">Line 1:</td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-lineno\">Line 1:</td></tr>\n<tr><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"\u2212\"></td><td class=\"diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted\"><div><del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">__NOTOC__ Welcome </del>to <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">your new wiki! You may find </del>the <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">following link useful</del>: <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">[</del>https://www.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">mediawiki</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">org</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">wiki</del>/<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Help:Contents Help:Contents] </del>on <del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">mediawiki</del>.<del class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">org</del></div></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">__NOEDITSECTION__</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">=== '''Premise 1 \u2014 Reality of Existence''' ===</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">The modern State of Israel exists. Since 1948, it has functioned as an independent state, recognized by many other nations. Despite disputes over some borders, Israel governs its territory, maintains diplomatic relations, and operates as a sovereign country.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">=== '''Premise 2 \u2014 Foundational Idea''' ===</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">The main driving force behind Israel\u2019s creation was Zionism \u2014 the belief that Jews have a historical and ancestral bond with the land. Modern Zionism took shape in the late nineteenth century as a response to rising antisemitism and violence in Europe. It combined political aims with cultural revival, built on the conviction that Jews should return to what they regard as their ancient homeland. At its heart lies the claim that the Jewish people\u2019s connection to this land is not only historical but, for many, also rooted in faith.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">=== '''Premise 3 \u2014 Religious Basis''' ===</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Many religious Zionists and conservative supporters refer to the Hebrew Bible when defending Israel\u2019s right to exist in its current territory. Passages like God\u2019s promise to Abraham in ''Genesis'' and the instructions in ''Deuteronomy'' are often cited as proof that the land belongs </ins>to the <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Jewish people. For some, these texts are more than symbolic \u2014 they are treated as literal confirmation of a divine promise, which is used to reinforce political arguments and justify settlement policies.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">=== '''Premise 4 \u2014 A Conditional Promise''' ===</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">However, the same biblical texts that describe God\u2019s promise also state that it is conditional. The Israelites are granted the land only if they follow God\u2019s commandments and live justly. Books like ''Deuteronomy'' and ''Leviticus'' repeatedly warn that disobedience, injustice, or corruption will lead to losing the land. The prophets echo this idea too, linking injustice and moral failure with exile and loss of divine protection.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">=== '''Premise 5 \u2014 One Basic Commandment''' ===</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Among the core commandments given in the Bible is the simple rule</ins>: <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">\u201cYou shall not steal.\u201d This appears in the Ten Commandments \u2014 the foundation of the covenant between God and the Israelites. It establishes a clear moral expectation about respecting other people\u2019s property and upholding justice.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">=== '''Premise 6 \u2014 Historical Breaches''' ===</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">When Israel was established during the 1948 war, historians have documented widespread looting of Palestinian homes and property by Jewish fighters and civilians. Accounts from researchers like Benny Morris and Adam Raz show that taking homes, furniture, and valuables was not just isolated but occurred on a large scale. Often, authorities did little to stop it.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">=== '''Premise 7 \u2014 Ben-Gurion\u2019s Remark''' ===</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">Israel\u2019s founding leader, David Ben-Gurion, is said to have admitted this uncomfortable reality. According to historian Adam Raz, Ben-Gurion remarked that \u201cmost of the Jews are thieves,\u201d acknowledging how common the looting was and how deeply it troubled him. This has been cited in Haaretz too.&lt;ref&gt;</ins>https://www.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">haaretz.com/opinion/2020-10-04/ty-article-opinion/</ins>.<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">premium/in-the-words-of-israels-founder-most-jews-are-thieves</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">0000017f-e504-df5f-a17f-ffdeaf5a0000&lt;</ins>/<ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">ref&gt; It shows that even within Israel\u2019s early leadership there was awareness of a serious moral failure.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">=== '''Premise 8 \u2014 Theological Consequence''' ===</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">If the divine promise depends on obeying commandments, then breaking a fundamental one like \u201cdo not steal\u201d would violate the conditions attached to the land. The Bible itself shows that when the people fail to live by the covenant, they risk losing the land and God\u2019s favor. This idea runs through the prophets and covenant texts again and again.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">=== '''Premise 9 \u2014 Consistency of Argument''' ===</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">If supporters appeal to the Bible to justify Israel\u2019s claim to the land, they cannot ignore the moral requirements that come with that claim. One cannot invoke divine authority for ownership while ignoring commandments that define the covenant. To do so would be logically and theologically inconsistent.</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">----'''Conclusion'''</ins></div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div>\u00a0</div></td></tr>\n<tr><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"diff-side-deleted\"></td><td class=\"diff-marker\" data-marker=\"+\"></td><td class=\"diff-addedline diff-side-added\"><div><ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">This argument does not seek to deny Israel\u2019s existence </ins>on <ins class=\"diffchange diffchange-inline\">historical, political, or legal grounds. Rather, it speaks only to those who invoke the Bible as the foundation of Israel\u2019s claim to the land. If one appeals to divine promise, one must also accept the covenant\u2019s moral conditions in their entirety. To uphold the authority of scripture selectively\u2014affirming the promise while disregarding the commandments\u2014is to argue inconsistently. The widespread looting of 1948, recognized even by Israel\u2019s own founding leadership, stands as a breach of covenantal obligation. Therefore, the biblical justification for Israel\u2019s claim, if taken seriously, collapses under the weight of its own moral requirements</ins>.</div></td></tr>\n"
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