The founding of Israel is a vital. living monument to the persistence and heroism of a people who have suffered many centuries of persecution and know only too well the bitterness and despair of an existence without even the most basic freedoms. The strategic location of the traditional homeland of the Jews. as a crossroad of commerce and cultural exchange among three continents. has made the Jewish nation a prime target of foreign invaders. Under ancient kings and as part of ancient empires. the Jews suffered massacre. deportation. and slavery. The Roman Empire imposed its will on the Jewish people for several centuries during which time70 A.D.-Jerusalem was again besieged and. after a heroic defense. its people were reduced to starvation. This event coincided with the final Diaspora and the subsequent elimination of Palestine as the focal point of Jewish culture and civilization for almost 2.000 years.
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