Reddit reviews The Invention of the Jewish People

http://www.amazon.com/Invention-Jewish-People-Shlomo-Sand/dp/B00DPNVJ3G

> Whats interesting is that Judaism used to go around converting a lot of other Semites, like Canaanites and Arabs.

Not just them. Judaism was a proselytising and at times forced conversion religion from the time of the Maccabees to around 800-1000 AD when the Khazars converted en mass. This was so successful that at the peak in the early 4th century AD about *10% of the Empire's population were Jewish, mostly converts, or descendants of converts, spread right across the Empire and would likely have kept increasing in number had Constantine not embraced Christianity. Most modern Jews have only a passing DNA link to the ancient Hebrews.

• *Shlomo Sands: 'The Invention of the Jewish People'; James Carroll: 'Constantine's Sword'

There we go again, the amount of decibel produced by your pitched troll chanting must have hit the highest number of decibels now, no?

You are a med students and biassed by the country you live in and the Ahmadiyyah sect you are part of. Other people study different fields and are more aware of the dirty politics of the illegal and terrorist state of Israel and the propaganda they produce.


Yes, I said Israel is an illegal, terrorist state, which cause a direct threath to the region. One of the biggest causes for that is because there is NO homogenous group of Jewish people. Not by race, nor culture, nor religion!
Here you have a book on this subject by a professor of history at the university of Tel Aviv: Link

The only thing 'binding' the 'Jewish people' is a shared event in recent history and a political ideology (yes, zionism). Because these concepts are too instable, they are dependant of two things: 1) economical support from their biggest ally and 2) a common/shared enemy. The illegal and terrorist state of Israel only exists because it has the right means at the moment (ie. diplomatic relations, militairy power, economical support, nationalist propaganda and a shared enemy).


If you mistake me for an anti-semite now, you are wrong. I have nothing against the people of Israel, I work and sport togethet with people with an Israeli identity. I respect the followers of Judaism and human beings in general. My problem is with the terrorist - apartheid - state of Israel, and the governments that keep supporting this ideology. I want the best for all peoples of the world and I believe that the homeland for a (!) Jewish people can be any country. The events in WW2, which are very well known to me, is not a limitless justification of international crimes and the claim of a piece of land that wasn't theirs, nor of the givers to 'give'.


Food for thought: Link