Important Facts About Israel

ISRAEL AND JERUSALEM FACTS

1. Israel became a state in 1312 B.C., two millenia before Islam;

2. Arab refugees from Israel began calling themselves "Palestinians" in 1967, two decades after (modern) Israeli statehood;

3. After conquering the land in 1272 B.C., Jews ruled it for a thousand years and maintained a continuous presence there for 3,300 years;

4. The only Arab rule following conquest in 633 A.D. lasted just 22 years;

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