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If you look at the even bigger picture, it was Israel that decided to pick fights with all those countries.

>>direwo+(OP)
Those countries literally attacked Israel on the day it became a state, and many times thereafter. Israel is definitely not perfect, but their neighbors have been trying to wipe them out for no good reason for a long time.

>>nickff+O6
What was the process that made Israel a state? What was there before Israeli state was? Who were the allies of that country?

>>direwo+dh
I'd suggest the Wikipedia article as a very good starting point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Israel#Ancient_Isra...

>>nickff+Fk
Did they have states in 1209 BC? I'm pretty sure the modern Israel state is a modern invention, that just happens to take its name from former states. The modern state of Greece isn't the one from Jesus's time either.

>>direwo+xn
Well, if you're only going to count modern states, the only previous one to occupy that area was the Ottoman Empire. After that, there was a British Mandate, but that wasn't a state. Modern states only started after the Treaty of Westphalia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Westphalia

>>nickff+tr
Does the modern Israel state have continuity from the Ottoman empire?

>>direwo+uQ
That really depends on what you mean by ‘continuity’ and your view of the British Mandate. I could imagine the case being made either way.

>>nickff+AU
I'll give you a hint: the successor to this part of the Ottoman Empire was named Palestine.

>>direwo+uQ
Are these questions you're unable to answer yourself, or are you playing some kind of game?

I think you should just be honest about how you feel.