Jews on the land for 3000 years

The land was stolen from Jews, it is justice that they made it back.Jews were the majority populace of the land of Israel from 1200BC until the 4th Century AD, (that is over 1500 years) the Byzantine Romans and then Islamic Caliphate Arabs gradually converted many Jews, however here is evidence of Jews continuous presence in the land beyond that time which therefore spans 3000 years of continual Jewish presence on their land:

1) At the time of the Arab conquest in the 7th century, the majority of the population was Jewish or Samaritan.

Moshe Gil, A History of Palestine: 634–1099, p. 3

2) According to one estimate, the Jews of Palestine numbered between 300,000 and 400,000 in the 7th century.Israel

Cohen (1950). Contemporary Jewry: a survey of social, cultural, economic, and political conditions. Methuen. p. 310.

3) Michael the Syrian notes thirty synagogues which were destroyed in Tiberias by the earthquake of 749.

Moshe Gil (1997). A history of Palestine, 634–1099. Cambridge University Press. p. 175.

4) In the mid-8th-century, taking advantage of the warring Islamic factions in Palestine, a false messiah named Abu Isa Obadiah of Isfahan inspired and organised a group of 10,000 armed Jews who hoped to restore the Holy Land to the Jewish nation. Soon after, when Al-Mansur came to power, Abu Isa joined forces with a Persian chieftain who was also conducting a rebellion against the caliph. The rebellion was subdued by the caliph and Abu Isa fell in battle in 755.

A History of the Jewish People, A. Marx. page 259.

5) Al-Muqaddasi (985) wrote that “for the most part the assayers of corn, dyers, bankers, and tanners are Jews.”

Salo Wittmayer Baron (1952). A Social and Religious History of the Jews: High Middle Ages, 500-1200. Columbia University Press. p. 168.

6) In 1039, part of the synagogue in Ramla was still in ruins, probably resulting from the earthquake of 1033.

Jews also returned to Rafah and documents from 1015 and 1080 attest to a significant community there.

Raphael Patai (15 November 1999). The Children of Noah: Jewish Seafaring in Ancient Times. Princeton University Press. p. 139

7) In 1099, the Jews were among the rest of the population who tried in vain to defend Jerusalem against the Crusaders. When the city fell, a massacre of 6,000 Jews occurred when the synagogue they were seeking refuge in was set alight. Almost all perished.

Allan D. Cooper (2009). The Geography of Genocide. University Press of America. p. 132

8 ) In the Crusading era, there were significant Jewish communities in several cities and Jews are known to have fought alongside Arabs against the Christian invaders.

Alan John Day; Judith Bell (1987). Border and Territorial Disputes. Longman. p. 198

9) After defeating the Crusaders, Saladin issued a proclamation inviting all Jews to return and settle in Jerusalem, and according to Judah al-Harizi, they did: “From the day the Arabs took Jerusalem, the Israelites inhabited it.”

Abraham P. Bloch (1987). “Sultan Saladin Opens Jerusalem to Jews”. One a Day: An Anthology of Jewish Historical Anniversaries for Every Day of the Year. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 277

10) In 1211, the Jewish community in the country was strengthened by the arrival of a group headed by over 300 rabbis from France and England

Alex Carmel; Peter Schäfer; Yossi Ben-Artzi (1990). The Jewish Settlement in Palestine, 634–1881. L. Reichert. p. 31

11) In 1260, control passed to the Egyptian Mamluks and until 1291 Palestine became the frontier between Mongol invaders (occasional Crusader allies). The conflict impoverished the country and severely reduced the population of Jews, Christians and Muslims.

12) During the tolerant reign of Nassir Mahomet (1299–1341) Jewish pilgrims from Egypt and Syria were able to spend the festivals in Jerusalem, which had a large Jewish community.

The vibrant community of Hebron engaged in weaving, dyeing and glassware manufacturing; others were shepherds.

Heinrich Graetz; Bella Lowy (31 December 2009). History of the Jews, Vol. IV (in Six Volumes): From the Rise of the Kabbala (1270 CE.) to the Permanent Settlement of the Marranos in Holland (1618 CE.). Cosimo, Inc. pp. 72–75.

13) In 1470, Isaac b. Meir Latif arrived from Ancona and counted 150 Jewish families in Jerusalem.Dan Bahat (1976). Twenty Centuries of Jewish life in the Holy Land: The Forgotten Generations

14) By 1495, there were 200 families. Obadiah, a dynamic and erudite leader, had begun the rejuvenation of Jerusalem’s Jewish community.Israel Zinberg (1978). “Spanish Exiles in Turkey and Palestine”. A History of Jewish Literature: The Jewish Center of Culture in the Ottoman Empire. KTAV Publishing House, Inc. p. 24

15) Mass immigration would start after the Turks conquered the region in 1517. In Safed, the situation fared well for Jews, thanks to Joseph Saragossi who had arrived in the closing years of the 15th century, Safed and its environs had developed into the largest concentration of Jews in the land. With the help of the Sephardic immigration from Spain, the Jewish population had increased to 10,000 by the early 16th century

Fannie Fern Andrews (February 1976). The Holy Land Under Mandate. Hyperion Press. p. 145

16) At the beginning of the 17th century, Safed was to boast eighteen talmudical colleges and twenty-one synagogues.Max Leopold Margolis; Alexander Marx (1985). A History of the Jewish People. Atheneum. p. 519.

17) In 1577, a Hebrew printing press was established in Safed. The 8,000 or 10,000 Jews in Safed in 1555 grew to 20,000 or 30,000 by the end of the century.There were 145,000 Muslims in the land in 1533.Pergola, Sergio della (2001). “Demography in Israel/Palestine: Trends, Prospects, Policy Implications”. Semantic Scholar.

18) By 1844, some sources report that the 7120 Jerusalamite Jews counted by the Prussian consulate had become the largest population group in Jerusalem and by 1890 an absolute majority in the city.Kark, Ruth; Oren-Nordheim, Michal (2001). Jerusalem and its environs: quarters, neighborhoods, villages, 1800-1948. Wayne State University Press. p. 28

19) Here is a list of Jewish institutions on the land and the year they were formed.

Habatselet – first Hebrew newspaper (1863)

Mikveh Israel (1870)

Haviv school (1886)

Karmel wineries in Zichron Yaakov and Rishon Lezion (1886)

Rishon Orchestra (1895)

Keren Kayemet LeIsrael – KKL (1901)

Kupat Holim – klalit heath services (1913)

Technion (1914)

The Hebrew university in Jerusalem (1918)

Histadrut (1920)

Hahistadrut – General organization of workers in Israel (1920)

Bank Leumi Lemashkantaot (1921) & Bank Hapoalim (1922)

Bikur Holim hospital (1924)

The Jewish agency (1929)

Ironi Alef art school (1931)

The Palestine Post (1932)

Waissman Institute (1934)

Hadasa hospital (1934)

The Palestine orchestra/ Israel philharmonic Orchestra (1936)

Rambam Hospital (1936)

Maccabi Jewish Olympic games (1936)

Palestine airways