Why is that not legitimate? The Jews are indigenous to the region.

So are the Palestinians. The land has changed hands several times over the millennia.

The native American's can claim occupation of this land at least as long as the Jews of Judea. Maybe longer. Are we going to give the continental USA back to them, and return to the -mostly- European lands of our ancestors? You think the white folks would go along with that? Then why do you expect the Palestinians to?

Just playing Devil's Advocate to make a point.

IMO, the Jews mostly wanted to return to that land (which is the only land in the region that has no oil) because of religion. It's where their huge temple was, and various -often fictitious- persons puttered around that area in their holy tomes.

I don't really have a dog in this fight. I have nothing against either group of people. I do have something against bombing, shooting, and kidnapping innocents, as well as genocide. Hamas wants to push the Jews into the sea, and Israel is conducting what can only be called a genocide. Not cool on either part. I don't see how it can end, unless they manage to hunt down every last Palestinian and kill him/her. According to their holy tomes, they have experience with that with the Midianites. Also the Canaanites, but we know that is wrong...the Canaanites were not exterminated, they just relocated and became what we know today as the Israelites. Israeli archeologists have told us that.