During our 3500-year trek through time, we Jews metamorphosed from an upstart nation to a start-up nation. Our journey began with a promise, and today we are living the realization of that promise. Along the way there were obstacles, impediments and hurdles which we had to overcome. The following is a brief geopolitical chronology of where we came from and how we got to where we are today.

The Jews, after governing Israel for 1500 years, were  conquered and occupied by the Romans 2000 years ago. At the time, the Romans changed the name Judea to Palaestina in an effort to sever the Jewish people’s historical connection to the land. By using a name, derived from the Philistines, an ancient extinct enemy of the Jewish people, it revealed Rome’s desire to........

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