Calling Saul of of 3,072 Years Ago !

 Nadene Goldfoot                                                    

And Saul sent a message to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight.” whenever the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand; so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baRvVPg6G1Y 

King Saul was born in about 1050 BCE since we know that King David, his successor, ruled from 1010 to 970 BCE.  So we can say that Saul was a man of 4,200 generations ago being that each year is made up of 4 generations of 25 years each.  That's going back a lot of generations, and we know how different our children's music is from our generation.  We've gone from "In the Mood" to Hip-hop.  How different can you get?  I grew up with the Big Band era of World War II.  I can't even call music of today as music. We are one generation different, well, maybe two. 

David was called in to sooth King Saul's mind.  He played the lyre (small harp) and sang songs to Saul.  Music played its part then, as well. It's thought be some doctors today that Saul was suffering from depression caused by all the stress he was under.    Saul's battle against the Ammonites, as well as his last battle against the Philistines at Mount Gilboa, was fraught with difficulty. It is postulated that Saul experienced epileptic-like fits and assumedly suffered from some kind of 'depression' as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder .

Back in the 11th century BCE, Saul became the 1st king of the Israelites who had been governed by judges from each of the 12 tribes, elders who were the natural leaders of each tribe.  The population saw that other people were being ruled by one King, and they clamored for the same, because at that time they were being threatened militarily from the Philistines and the Ammonites.  So the prophet Samuel, also another judge and in his old age,  was asked to select a king for them.  He chose Saul, and the members of his tribe were all for him as well.    He must have thought up that phrase, Better Call Saul.

Samuel came from a levitical family, meaning from the tribe of Levites that produced Moses and his brother Aaron, people who Moses chose as the Cohens or leaders of the religion.  He lived on Mt. Ephraim and at Ramah in the land of Zuph.  His mother caused him to be taken in and taught by the Nazirite group.  He became a prophet as he foretold the destruction of the House of Eli.  After the death of Eli and his sons and the  defeat of the Israelites by the Philistines at the battle of Aphek, Samuel tried to restore the traditional religious worship. 

 He lived in Ramah and judged the Israelites in the sacred towns of Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpeh, preparing the way for national unity.  On his own,, groups of prophets were formed to guide the people.  In his old age, when external pressure grew, he acceded to the demand for a king and picked Saul.  He went to Bethlehem where he anointed David as Saul's successor.  

For roughly two centuries, Israel had existed as a loose confederation of tribes, dependent for their unity upon bonds of religious faith and covenant that were renewed periodically in cultic ceremonies at the central shrine at Shiloh. By Saul’s day, however, the tribal rallies were no match for the superior iron weapons and chariots of the Philistines, who were pressing ever deeper into the central highlands.

Saul was the son of Kish of the tribe of Benjamin.  He was a well-to do member of the tribe.  The tribe occupied territory between Ephraim and Judah, which included Jerusalem.  On one occasion,, it was almost exterminated in a war with the other tribes as told in Judges 19-21.  The territory was a bone of contention between the kingdoms of Israel and Judah after the division of the kingdom after Solomon died, and eventually, was partitioned between the two.  Most of Benjamin's population was swallowed up with Judah after 721 BCE when the Assyrians attacked the northern 10 tribes.  

Kish was a Benjamite of the family of the Matrites (1 Samuel 9:1; 14:51;  1 Samuel 10:21), and there is some question over whether he was the brother or son of Ner (1 Chronicles 8:33 and 9:39; 1 Samuel 14:51). The question may be resolved by reading both Ner and Kish as sons of Abiel.  The Matri (plural: Matrites, Hebrew: מַּטְרִי) were one of several ancient Israelite clans from the Tribe of Benjamin. They were the clan of the family ...

Saul's first move was to at once organized a trained army and attacked their enemy, winning battles.  They had a great victory at Michmash stopped the Philistine danger, and punitive expeditions were undertaken against the Moabites, Ammonites, and Arameans.  According to the Tanakh, (Hebrew Bible), the Battle of Michmash (alternate spelling, Michmas) was fought between Israelites under Jonathan, son of King Saul and a force of Philistines at Michmash, a town east of Bethel and south of Migron in about 1025 BCE.  

When the Philistines launched a united attack,, Saul was only able to fight defensively and fell with his 3 sons including Jonathan in the battle on Mt. Gilboa.  A surviving son, Ishbosheth, was temporarily acknowledged as his successor over part of the country.  Saul's death led to the temporary domination of the Philistines, but the groundwork he laid for national unity eventually proved effective in establishing a strong and independent Israelite monarchy.  

Besides warring, Saul worked on their Israelite religion that Moses had handed down to them and worked on purifying it, such as getting rid of witchcraft.  He did run into disagreements with Prophet Samuel, though, who ended up selecting David to take over the kingship. 

 Now, Moses  was born in 1391 BCE and Saul was born in about 1050 BCE, which was 341 years before, or 1,364 generations before by our enumerating standards of today.  Judaism was new, and I can see how they would have disagreements back then, in the period of the formation of Judaism.

Kish the Benjaminite was not only the father of Saul, first king of the first Israelite Commonwealth.  He was also a herder who cared about his animals.  Kish sent Saul to find them and, on the way, Saul, a head taller than anyone, attracted the attention of a group of young maidens.  He was a handsome young man and the young ladies kept him talking for a while. All he wanted to achieve was the return home of his father’s donkeys, and while in the area, he wished to meet Samuel the Prophet (pictured).  Although Samuel told him that Kish’s animals had been found, Samuel had other ideas for Kish’s son and crowned him King of Israel.

In those days, it was very important to know who your father was, as it was part of your name; Saul ben Kish (Saul, son of Kish).  Last names hadn't been invented yet.  This way, if Saul was used as a name by many others, they could tell which family this one was from, and that was important, too.  So when writing history, the son of was most always mentioned, especially with common names. 

Jonathan was the oldest son of King Saul.  He was very brave fighting against the Philistines in their wars and this made him  very popular with his own people.  They even saved him from death after he had unwittingly  incurred the death penalty (I Sam.13-14). 

Jonathan's devoted friendship with David, whom he defended against his father's anger, became well known.  When he died in battle with his father, Saul, David was so upset that he wrote his famous lament (II Sam.1:17-27.) 

 Oh precious One of Israel--upon your heights lie the slain! How have the mighty fallen!.....Saul and Jonathan,, beloved and pleasant in their lives, and in their death not parted.  They were swifter than eagles, stronger than lions.  Oh daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who would clothe you in scarlet with finery, who would place golden jewelry upon your clothing, how have the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle--Jonathan, slain upon your heights?  I am distressed over you, my brother Jonathan, you were so pleasant to me!  Your love was more wondrous to me than the love of women!  How have the mighty fallen and the weapons of war gone to waste?  

So sad that their descendants are still crying out this lament today, I'm sure.  

Resource:

The New Standard Jewish Encyclopedia

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saul-king-of-Israel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrites_(family)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2652967/

http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0259-94222012000100009#:~:text=Saul's%20battle%20against%20the%20Ammonites,%2Dtraumatic%20stress%20disorder%20(cf.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baRvVPg6G1Y  Lyre music being played.  

 

TIMELINE OF ANCIENT REVOLTS, BATTLES and WARS OF ISRAEL-JUDEA-Including Chanukah

 Nadene Goldfoot                                           

              Assyrian battles with Israel and Judah

Main article: Sennacherib's campaign in Judah

Lachish relief showing the siege of Lachish.

1. Battle of Qarqar

Main article: Battle of Qarqar

The Battle of Qarqar took place in 853 BCE, and was fought by Shalmaneser III, king of Assyria, and a coalition of 11 kings including Ahab, king of Israel, son of Omri ruled (876-853 BCE), wife was Jezebel, daughter of king of Sidon, who introduced Baal worship into Isrel. There was a big struggle betweein the king and and prophets headed by Elijah.  Ahab was killed by fighting in Damascus.  In the Kurkh Monoliths, it is mentioned that the Israelite forces constituted 10,000 troops and 2,000 chariots.  It seems unlikely that the Kingdom of Israel could possess an army superior to that of the Kingdom of Aram-Damascus. The number of chariots in Ahab's forces was probably closer to a number in the hundreds (based upon archaeological excavations of the area and the foundations of stables that have been found). Archaeologist Nadav Na'aman believes it to be a scribal error in regard to the size of Ahab's army and suggested that the he sent 200 instead of 2,000 chariots. Another possible explanation is that the forces attributed to Ahab include those belonging to his allies, such as the Kingdom of Judah, the Kingdom of Tyre and the Kingdom of Moab; however, those kingdoms aren't named in the monolith.

Battle                                  

Siege of Jerusalem

Main article: Assyrian Siege of Jerusalem

2. In 721 BCE, the Assyrian army captured the Israelite capital at Samaria and carried away the citizens of the northern kingdom into captivity (Lost Ten Tribes of Israel) . The virtual destruction of Israel left the southern kingdom, Judah, to fend for itself among warring Near Eastern kingdoms. The siege took place in approximately 701 BCE by Sennacherib, king of Assyria. The siege failed and Jerusalem survived until its eventual destruction by the Neo-Babylonian Empire under Nebuchadnezzar.

3. King of Assyria, Sennacherib, and his campaign in Judah was a military conflict in 701 BCE between Kingdom of Judah and the Neo-Assyrian Empire, the conflict is part of the greater conflict of Sennacherib's campaigns. The conflict is considered one of the greatest victories of Judah at that time, from being a vassal state of Assyria, to beating the Assyrian empire and being completely independent.  The story of the Assyrian siege is told in the Biblical books of Isaiah (7th century BCE), Second Kings (mid-6th century BCE) and Chronicles (c. 350–300 BCE). As the Assyrians began their invasion, King Hezekiah began preparations to protect Jerusalem. In an effort to deprive the Assyrians of water, springs outside the city were blocked. Workers then dug a 533-meter tunnel to the Spring of Gihon, providing the city with fresh water. Additional siege preparations included fortification of the existing walls, construction of towers, and the erection of a new reinforcing wall. Hezekiah gathered the citizens in the square and encouraged them by reminding them that the Assyrians possessed only "an arm of flesh", but the Judeans had the protection of Yahweh.

According to 2 Kings 18, while Sennacherib was besieging Lachish, he received a message from Hezekiah offering to pay tribute in exchange for Assyrian withdrawal. According to the Hebrew Bible, Hezekiah paid 300 talents of silver and 30 talents of gold to Assyria—a price so heavy that he was forced to empty the temple and royal treasury of silver and strip the gold from the doorposts of Solomon's temple. Nevertheless, Sennacherib marched on Jerusalem with a large army. When the Assyrian force arrived, its field commander Rabshakeh brought a message from Sennacherib. In an attempt to demoralize the Judeans, the field commander announced to the people on the city walls that Hezekiah was deceiving them, and that Yahweh could not deliver Jerusalem from the king of Assyria. He listed the gods of other peoples defeated by Sennacherib then asked, "Who of all the gods of these countries has been able to save his land from me?"

During the siege, Hezekiah dressed in sackcloth (a sign of mourning), but the prophet Isaiah assured him that the city would be delivered and Sennacherib would fail. Overnight, an angel killed 185,000 Assyrian troops. Some scholars believe this number has been transcribed incorrectly, with one study suggesting the number was originally 5,180.

4. Siege of Lachish

Main article: Siege of Lachish

Lachish was an ancient Canaanite town of 15th century BCE.  It was captured by Joshua and fortified by King Rehoboam.  It was Sennacherib who besieged and took the town.  The siege of Lachish occurred in 701 BCE, by the Neo-Assyrian empire, and ended with the conquest of the town. The towns inhabitants were led into captivity and the leaders of Lachish tortured to death. The town was abandoned, but resettled after the return from Babylonia. Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the city some time before the fall of Jerusalem.  A Temple stood here.  21 letters were found here written on pottery (potsherds).  

5. Battle of Megiddo                             

Main article: Battle of Megiddo (609 BCE)

The Battle of Megiddo is recorded as having taken place in 609 BCE with Necho II of Egypt leading his army to Carchemish to fight with his allies the Assyrians against the Babylonians at Carchemish in northern Syria. This required passing through territory controlled by the Kingdom of Judah and Necho requested permission from its king, Josiah. Josiah refused to let the Egyptians pass and a battle took place in which Josiah was killed. The battle is recorded in the Bible, 1 Esdras, and the writings of Josephus.

6. Jewish–Babylonian war

Zedekiah is chained and brought before Nebuchadnezzar, from Petrus Comestor's "Bible Historiale," 1670

Main article: Jewish–Babylonian war

For three years, Judah paid taxes to Babylonia, until King Jehoiakim decided to stop giving taxes to Babylonia and went to war with Babylonia. Unfortunately for Judah, Moab, Ammon and Chaldea went to war against Judah alongside Babylonia.

The Jewish–Babylonian war was a military conflict between the Kingdom of Judah and Babylonia that lasted 15 years from 601 to 586 BCE. The conflict marked the end of the Kingdom of Judah and Jewish independence until the Hasmonean revolt. After Babylonia invaded Jerusalem it destroyed the First Temple, and started the Babylonian exile.Nebuchadnezzar had besieged Jerusalem in 597 BCE, and managed to capture the city and king Jehoiachin, along with all of the aristocracy of Jerusalem. He also looted the treasures of the temple, including the golden implements. Then Nebuchadnezzar exiled 10,000 of the officers, and the craftsmen, and 7,000 soldiers. Then, he appointed Jehoiachin's uncle, Mattaniah as king of Judah. Later, Mattaniah changed his name to Zedekiah.

     6a.  First siege of Jerusalem

Main article: Siege of Jerusalem (597 BCE)

In 605 BCE Nebuchadnezzar II, king of Babylon defeated Pharaoh Neco at the Battle of Carchemish, and subsequently invaded Judah. To avoid the destruction of Jerusalem, King Jehoiakim of Jerusalem, in his third year, changed allegiances from Egypt to Babylon. He paid tribute from the treasury in Jerusalem, some temple artifacts, and some of the royal family and nobility as hostages. In 601 BCE, Nebuchadnezzar failed to invade Egypt, the failure led to rebellions among states in the Levant including Judah. Nebuchadnezzar sieged Jerusalem in 597 BCE, and managed to get in and capture king Jehoiachin, and all of the Aristocracy of Jerusalem. The siege resulted with fall of Jerusalem and destruction of the First Temple. Then Nebuchadnezzar exiled 10,000 of the officers, and the craftsmen, and 7,000 soldiers.

   6b. Second Siege of Jerusalem

Main article: Siege of Jerusalem (587 BCE)

In July 587 BCE, Zedekiah rebelled against Babylonia, making an alliance with Egypt, and Nebuchadnezzar sieged Jerusalem again, starving the people. The siege resulted in the destruction of Jerusalem and the fall of the Kingdom of Judah.

Classic era

Maccabees                                      

                             Judah Maccabee, the Hammerer, son of Mattathias, military leader of the revolt against Syria in 168 BCE.  His father had created the Hasmonean dynasty.  Chanukah comes to us from this history of saving Judaism.  Judah hit his enemy again and again in guerilla fighting, first used; thus called the Hammer.  

Main article: Maccabees

The Maccabees (Hebrew: מכבים or מקבים, Makabim) were a Jewish warrior community who spearheaded a national liberation movement that fought for and won independence from Antiochus IV Epiphanes of the Hellenistic Seleucid dynasty, who was succeeded by his infant son Antiochus V Eupator. The Maccabees founded the Hasmonean royal dynasty and established Jewish independence in the Land of Israel for about one hundred years, from 164 BCE to 63 BCE.

Jewish–Roman wars          

    General (Aluf)  Bar Kokhba (Simeon  ben Kosiba)

Main article: Jewish–Roman wars

The Jewish–Roman wars followed the Roman annexation of Iudaea, taking place from 66 to 135 CE. Those were the First Jewish–Roman War, Temple destroyed and city of Jerusalem burned in 70 CE, Kitos War and finally Bar Kokhba revolt 132-135 CE.  He was the nephew of Rabbi Eleazar of Modiin and of Davidic descent.  He revolted against Hadrian in 132, which he led.  Why revolt?  The Romans were rebuilding Jerusalem as a roman colony and the prohibition of circumcision were factors;  the practice of crucifiction for little reason, taking away their right to govern themselves with a king of their own choice, not Rome's.  

Himyarite Kingdom

In modern day Yemen, the Ancient Himyarite Kingdom appears to have abandoned polytheism and converted to Judaism around the year 380. Accompanied with a strong military prowess, they proved to be a matching force to the Christian empires of Byzantium and Axum for 200 years. After having conquered a major part of the Arabic peninsula, the Himyarite Empire has been annexed by the Kingdom of Axum.

Revolt against Gallus

In mid-4th century Jews of Galilee launched the Revolt against Gallus, aiming to defeat Roman troops across Galilee.

Exilarch revolt in Persia

Mar Zutra II, who came into Exilarch office at the age of fifteen, took advantage of the confusion into which Mazdak's communistic attempts had plunged Sasanian Persia, to obtain by force of arms for a short time a sort of political independence for the Jews of Babylon. King Kobad, however, punished him by crucifying him on the bridge of Mahuza c. 502.

Byzantine period

In early 7th century Near Eastern Jews launched Jewish revolt against Heraclius, in hopes of gaining an autonomy in Jerusalem with Persian Sasanian support.

Resource:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_military_history

Jerusalem: CNN's Presentation of Faith and Fury Part 3, The Crusades

Nadene Goldfoot                                                      

                                     Crusaders Taking Jerusalem in 1099 CE  

The topic dealt with the Crusaders and the Muslims.  Jews were left out during this presentation.  Now, Jerusalem had been THE CITY OF DAVID,  created out of the city-state, Jebus,  that was there when Joshua entered with the Exodus.  Saul was the first king of Israel and David was the 2nd king, and built Jerusalem as his capital which was from 1010 BCE to 970 BCE.  This was not mentioned.  This turned out to be only the battles between the Crusaders and Saladin and his army.  Yet it is a 6 part presentation of Jerusalem, a city inhabited by the Jews from 1271 with Joshua till 2021 and going strong; 3,292 years and not ending.   There has never been a time when Jerusalem was devoid of Jews. Rome tried, but we still had people there, even though many people took it and lost it, none lived there.  it had become an object, like the Hope Diamond,  that everyone wanted to own.  

However, in the beginning of the program, the 3 religions were mentioned with their most important reason for having Jerusalem important to their religion;  Judaism had King Solomon's Temple, Christians had Jesus and Muslims had the flight of Mohammad with his flying horse from Jerusalem.  

The first Crusade was in 1096 on 15th of August.    The 5th was in 1217, ending in 1221. (Not mentioned ) 

Then it went on mentioning that in 1187 CE, the Jews were in Exile, not mentioning that Jews were living there since 1271 BCE, which was for almost 2,000 years, or that Jerusalem meant far more than even Solomon's Temple to them.  I found that it was what was neglected to be said bothered me the most about their way of telling the story.

  Saladin defeated the Crusaders, known to Muslims as the Franks, and recaptured Jerusalem in 1187.   (So that's who the Franks were).                

                                                           

Richard the Lion-hearted, king of England ( September 8, 1157- April 6, 1199)
   

 The tale continued with the battles between the Crusaders with Richard the Lionhearted and Saladin of the Muslims, which was not a part of my background, so I found it quite interesting.

In 1099, Jerusalem, fell to the Muslims.  (I  recall that the Romans had destroyed the 2nd Temple and the city of Jerusalem in 70 CE, and that they had built a Roman temple over the destroyed  Solomon's Temple. The Romans would choose a king over Judea and held power in that way. ) So the Muslims must have fought the Romans to take it. )  Saladin was a generous general.  He united all the Arabs and they became his army.    

                                                                 

First Crusade, which went through Europe, killing all the Jews they came upon as they went, but this was not mentioned at all in the progam. 

The Crusaders seemed to be more messed up, disorganized.  They held up the "TRUE CROSS" which was to me a piece of beautiful decorated art work, small, held in their hands, (I expected to see the original large cross) but it had magical powers. Maybe it was a cross made from the cross Jesus had been nailed to.  I believe they said it was taken into battle.   (Was it a take-off of the Jewish Ark that was carried into battle by the Jews?)

Saladin was presented as a clever soldier;  poisoning the wells, causing smoke to choke up the Crusaders, and then they met for a gruesome sword fight..  The king of Jerusalem (King Guy (1150-July 18, 1194) also  not mentioned that he was a French knight who was king by marriage to the right person from 1186 to 1192)  was captured.  Saladin was mentioned again as being a noble warrior, and Richard needed to leave and return to England. The Crusaders regrouped with the French king Guy.  

In 1189, Saladin didn't kill his captured Crusaders,  They were in Acre.  Then the Crusaders attacked Saladin's men.  More Crusaders joined the battle who came in ships, and Richard was angry at the stall of Saladin deciding what to do , so Richard killed all the Arab hostages, something Saladin found highly unethical.  Richard left bodies lying around to cause fear.  The reason both wanted Jerusalem is explained.  They needed it for pilgrimage.  That was all.

Both are trying to sell the idea of carrying on a war to their separate people.  They have to do a good sales job.  The Christians were told that Saladin was the son of Satan.  

                                                                      

The 3rd Crusade is ready for action.  That had stirred them up  They were told that if they went and fought against the Muslims, their sins would all be forgiven.  

A battle ensued and Richard, the great fighter, entered the battlefield from the back of the Muslim fighters and surprised them.  He drove them out of Jerusalem.  Then the Crusaders were ready to recapture Jerusalem.  

Saladin still wanted his 3,000 men that were captured, returned to him.  He was stalling Richard, trying to give himself better terms.  Richard went into a rage and killed all of them.   (I'm getting rummy with all these battles, just following my notes and the comments, repeating myself)                                      

 Richard was looking at Jerusalem's walls and decided not to try to break any down.  Instead he was going to use diplomacy, so he asked Saladin to surrender Jerusalem.  Saladin called over his young brother to barter with Richard being more skilled.  Richard had along with him, his sister, Joanna and used her as a bargaining chip.   He offered her as a wife to the brother of Saladin, but Saladin and Richard were the only ones in agreement.  The soldiers of both sides were against it.  There was to be no peace, no coexistence.

                                                                         

Richard then found out that his brother John was stealing his throne, so started to sail back to save it, but then returned to the fight and was outnumbered 3 to 1.  Both leaders were exhausted and wrote letters to each other.  Richard offered to rule together but Saladin refused.  They finally came to terms with THE TREATY OF JAFFA, and each kept what they had in the first place.                 

What was not mentioned is something about our relative, Rabbi Eleazar of Worms, son of Judah ben Kalonymus of Mainz, Germany, a very well known story among historians.  "According to the Jewish Encyclopedia, Eleazar underwent great sufferings during the Crusades. The Jewish Encyclopedia states that on the night of 22 Kislev, 1196, he was engaged in his commentary on Genesis (Eleazar relates that he had reached the parashah Vayeshev), when two Crusaders entered his house and killed his wife Dulca (Dolce), his two daughters Belet (Belette) and Hannah, and wounded him and his son Jacob who did not escape. His wife had conducted a business in parchment scrolls in order to support the family and enable him to devote all his time to study. Many of the piyyutim he authored protests at Israel's suffering and hope for redemption and revenge against her tormentors. He also recorded the deaths of his family in a moving and poetic eulogy.' This is my example of how the Crusaders went through Europe, killing Jews, not mentioned in CNN's report, being Jews were left out of the picture.  

                                                           

In 1099 The Jewish community living in Jerusalem was massacred by the Crusaders.  The Jewish men were fighting right along with the Muslims.  The Crusaders couldn't tell them apart.  This was not mentioned.  Nothing was mentioned of the Jews still living in Judea.  

In 1197, Richard was killed in a battle, dying by the sword.  In 1193, Saladin died from an illness.  His army was passed on to his sons.  The Muslims wanted to control the Dome of the Rock as they felt it would push Islam forward.

Richard set the tone for people to hate Jews.  Jews were expulsed from England in 1290, 93 years later.  This was not mentioned, either.  

At this period, Jews and Muslims were existing together in Jerusalem, and had fought and died together.  The Jews in Europe were not accepted, and after a period, many did flee to Arab countries to live, treated as 2nd class citizens or Dhimmis, but going through less pogroms that what was occurring in Russia, etc.  It was not until 1948 when Israel was created that Arabs rebelled at Jews by expulsing them from their countries.  

CNN's website explains that Part of that complexity revolves around theological fault lines, as Jerusalem is sacred ground for three major world religions: Jews, Christians and Muslims all have significant and separate ties to an area that today is roughly 50 square miles.  I waded through Anthony and Cleopatra last week, so await in trepidation when the Jewish side will be presented.  

Resource

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_of_Lusignan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Crusade

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleazar_of_Worms

https://aboutislam.net/reading-islam/research-studies/saladin-a-hero-admired-by-muslims-christians/

https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/the-siege-of-acre-when-the-lionheart-reached-the-holy-land-630711

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_I_of_England

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/18/middleeast/jerusalem-original-series-faith-and-fury-timeline/index.html