If Israel is truly the "Promised Land" to be occupied by Israelis only, why aren't all Jewish people ....?

Question

....living there If they were 'wanderers' for so long a period of time, why haven't they all flocked to Israel as we know it today? Jewish people live in all parts of the world, is that not true? And please do not preface what you have to say by offering that they have a right to live where they want. Because if that were true, then the Palestinians have a right to live in Israel also.

Please do not respond to the question if you are 'tired' of such questions..

Answer 1

This is why gods were invented.
My god can beat up your god,
and my god said I belong here and you need to leave.
Most marginalized peoples assimilate.
But there are VARIOUS groups who have refused,
and the only ones I can think of are the Jews and the Southern Irish (who are coming around.)
Anyway, I never thought it right that they looked on Canaan and made up stories to kick the Canaanites out of the Land of Milk and Honey.
And I haven't thought it right to be a hyphenated American, either.
But what are you going to do?
When there's no one culture adhesive, people cling to smaller groups.

Answer 2

Back in the time of the original conquest under Joshua, God promised that the people living there would not be instantly driven out but the process would take many years. And that was when all the Jews were together to begin with.

Israel, as a state, is less than 60 years old. With Jews scattered across the globe, many of whom are simply unable to get there, it's taking a long time....that, and 60 years of war has damaged the ecomony to the point that many Israelis have to work outside the country. However, Jewish immigration to Israel is ever increasing and accelerating. It may take another century or so, but the momentum is there and soon enough, the vast majority of Jews will be living there.

But you are wrong in your assumption that Israel is for Jews only. Today, about a quarter to a third of the population are non-Jews. Even under Biblical Law, non-Jews are permitted to reside in Israel and treated equally under the Law...except where the Law and religious ritual overlap....and there the non-Jew is not obligated to follow those laws.

As for the Palestinians, there are over 1 million Arab citizens of Israel. The Palestinians in the disputed territories are Jordanians who have been disowned by their home country and left to drift in the wind. They have repeatedly been offered their own state and have refused it. Why should Israel be force to accept 2-2.5 million people who want to destroy the country?

Answer 3

Im am getting so tired of these questions.

First I'll answer the theological part.....I am non-practising....so I might be making mistakes. If I do, I am sure I will be corrected, and you have my apologies in advance.

According to scripture, what you described (all jews going to Israel) won't happen until the saviour comes.

As to the political part.....once again...here we go....

I wish things were different, and it's not an ideal world. HOWEVER, the whoa as me Palestinian refugee rhettoris has gotten extremely old.

1st....There is a Palestine...it's called Jordan. Don't blame Israel because they aren't allowed in. They did that to themsleves 20 years ago with the coup attempt.

2nd....There were two states...as you know....and the ARABS invaded the jewish half. You lost a war. You lost land. You fled. When you lose a war, these things happened.

3rd...Jews were kicked out of many Arab states....and lost THEIR lands. They were taken in by the new Jewish state. Why don't other Arabs take in the refugees?

There are a few reasons....one...the rest of the Arab world is terrified of them. The refugees are the most secular, most educated, and most western of the arab peoples...groups like the saudis are afraid of the impact they'll have on their culture. Another is that the Palestinians keep making horrendous political decisions.....they were kicked out of Saudi Arabia after they backed Saddam Hussein in the first gulf war (who was opposed to their host nation).

4. Roughly half of the people now living in the camps never lived, and are not descended from those that ever lived, in Israel. Half of the refugees have NO historic land claim to Israel. None. Is that half going to return to the lands they fled?

5. It is hard to negotiate the return of lands when many in the side you are negotiating with are still calling for the complete death of the Jewish state.

6. The majority of the Arab nations have unstable governments. What this means is...even if you negotiate in good faith with a govenrment there, there is no way of knowing how long that GOvernment will last. Then you might face one that doesn't honor the agreements, and uses returned land to launch a new attack. Why do you think the US pumps so much money into Egypt? It's to keep that Government functional.


I want a compromise worked out. I think the vast majority of Israelis want a compromise worked out. I think reparations towards Palestinians, and a state, are appropriate.

However....there are things that have to happen before negotiation is possible...and most of those things have to happen on the Arab side.

Iran and Syria need top stop hiding and funding terrorists.

THe Arab state media has to stop the anti-semitic all Jews must die rhettoric.

The Arab Mullahs need to stop that rhettoric as well.

There needs to be some stability in the Arab Governments, particularly from the Palestianians.

Answer 4

Jews aren't flocking there? There are currently 6 million+ Jews in Israel. Jews aren't so scattered as you may think. There are Jews in many places all over the globe, but only Israel and the United states have a really large Jewish population. 6 million Jews in Israel in 60 years of existence is unbelievable, in my opinion at least. Every year more come to Israel. I don't know what your definition of "flocking" is, but seems like it to me. Millions of people don't get up and leave the life they know in a heartbeat. Things take time, but it sure seems to me things are heading in a certain "flocking" direction.

Answer 5

israel is the promised land, because it was promised to Abraham by G-d to his descendents, the jews. not all jewish people live there though, because according to jewish law, if you settle in israel, u cannot leave. if a jewish family went there, and then 6 months later, another conflict erupts, they cant leave. eventually, however, when moshiach (the messiah) comes, he will gather all of the jews from all over the earth to israel.

NOTE: even after the temple was destroyed, there were jews living in israel, before the rise of islam.

Answer 6

It's been 2000 years, damn get over it, your blood ties to that land are so invisibly thin already. @Avi: Speak for yourself. When was the last time YOUR previous family inhabited Palestine? For those few that did stay, ok their ties are strong. But for those that lived for centuries in Russia are now more Russian than 'Palestinian'. Those very few that did have ties to Palestine, that does mean those few that stayed give all the other Jews the right to claim Palestine. Russian Jews are Russian, not Palestinian anymore.

Answer 7

There is to be a new Jerusalem. Not here on Earth. It is not on some other planet either LDS people

Answer 8

its too dangerous and nobody wants to live in a police state