> From: Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Steg wrote: > > > > Because i can't really think of any time before the > > modern period when Arabs and Jews conquered each other > > in that area... Jews vs. Canaanites, > > Greece vs. Jews, > > > You forgot: Egypt vs. Jews, Jews vs. Jews,
Egypt vs. Israelites, Israel vs. Judah, > Assiria vs. Jews, Babylon vs. Jews, Jews vs. Samaritans Assiria vs. Judah, Babylon vs. Judah, > > Jews vs. Hellenized Syria, Rome vs. Jews, > > > Between Antiochs vs Jews and Rome vs Jews, there was > an Arab vs Jews conflict, when the king of the > Nabateans [sp? capital at Petra] attacked Judea under > the father of Herod the Great, who had to call Rome for > support. > > > Persia vs. Rome, > > > Arabs vs. Rome, when Zenobia was Queen of Palmira. > > > Arabs vs. Persia, > > > Or Arabs vs. Bizantium? And Muhammad expelled the Jews > from Jerusalem. > > > Christian Europe vs. Arabs, Ottomans vs. Arabs > > (or did the Ottomans conquer it from the Crusaders?)... > > > No, the Crusaders were finally defeated by someone from > Egypt [IIRC]
