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In reply to the discussion: U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee Says Israel Is Entitled to Entire Middle East: 'It Would Be Fine If They Took It All' [View all]Mosby
(19,414 posts)41. Semites aren't people, it's a language group.
The word you're looking for is Levantine, and yes, there are other groups who originated in the Levant like the Samaritans. Arabs originated in the Arabian peninsula, spread throughout the Middle East during the Muslim conquests and reached Palestine by the 8th century CE.
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U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee Says Israel Is Entitled to Entire Middle East: 'It Would Be Fine If They Took It All' [View all]
BumRushDaShow
22 hrs ago
OP
but "from the river to the sea" will get you expelled, deported, and put on a watchlist...
ForgoTheConsequence
21 hrs ago
#2
But this is the RIGHT "from the river to the sea" from the RIGHT people-- big difference!
LymphocyteLover
20 hrs ago
#11
A couple of countries on that list of territories that would be swallowed...
70sEraVet
19 hrs ago
#18
I've never understood why God would be so hung up on the details of land disbursement.
LudwigPastorius
14 hrs ago
#37