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Albaby, I’ll say that your argument about indigenous people fails on several points.
I'm not sure I understand your point. I'm not arguing that the Jews are the only people that are indigenous to the area. Just that they are an indigenous people to the area. I wasn't pushing back on the idea that others are indigenous to the area, but against the idea that Jews are not indigenous (or have less of a claim to that status) simply because there are also religious and mythological arguments that also get advanced in addition to the historical record. Because while I agree that those religious and mythological arguments are nonsense, they don't in any way affect the historicity of the Jewish presence in the region. Jewish claims to a homeland in the area don't depend on the Bible.
I agree with your formulation of the issue - I've always seen this as a "two peoples, one land" dilemma. I also believe that a two-state solution is appropriate.