How do we prove indigeneity?

The Jewish people are a nation that go back to the land of "Judah" and Israel.  The old testament is a historical text that tells the story of the Nation of Israel.  In the Quran, the Jewish people are referred to as the "Children of Israel" . When exploring the Land of Israel, you can find evidence of our history in every grain of sand. 

 

Jerusalem has been our capital for over 3000 years.  Jerusalem is home to our Temples that were destroyed thousands of years ago yet every day the Jewish people all around the world pray with their eyes facing the direction of Jerusalem.

Israel is in our prayers, our songs and we have been ending every Passover seder with the words, "Next year in Jerusalem" since a time before Islam and Christianity existed.

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The Jewish people have always had a presence on the Land of Israel and when most Jews were in exile, we carried Israel in our hearts with the hope to return one day.  

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Our National anthem, "Hatikvah" meaning "the hope" encompasses the Jewish people's deep love and dream to be back on our ancestral homeland.