“Israel is historically Jewish land” – really?

JVL Introduction

“Israel, renowned as the holy land, possesses a rich historical background,” begins Ben Shapiro in a series of popular YouTube videos designed to “unpack the true story behind the most disputed country in the Middle East”.

He does nothing of the sort, as Deborah Maccoby makes clear in this entertaining demolition of Shapiro’s claim that “Israel is historically Jewish land”.

It is, equally, a critique of those who take the bible literally with God in the elevated role of estate agent, distributing land to his chosen people…

This article was originally published by Norman Finkelstein's blog on Tue 28 Nov 2023. Read the original here.