At the time of Jesus there were three major Jewish sects in Palestine: Sadducees, Essenes, and Pharisees. During the Hasmonean dynasty 100 years earlier the Sadducees were dominant because they controlled the Jerusalem temple and the commerce surrounding it. The Sadducees were very powerful under the Hasmoneans so it seems unlikely they would have tolerated rivaling religious groups. Hence, Pharisaism should be relatively late I think. Pharisees are not mentioned in the Old Testament, whereas...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
I'm looking into the history of the 100 or so Palestinian villages that were not partially or fully depopulated and whose inhabitants became subjects and later Israeli citizens. More precisely the history of how they managed to remain inside Israel. I have consulted several books, I think, considered authoritative on the subject of Palestinian citizens of Israel, which are Pappé, The Forgotten Palestinians; Robinson, Citizen Strangers; Ghanem, The Palestinian-Arab Minority in Israel; and Rou...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Israel's cabinet has approved a plan for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all...| www.canberratimes.com.au
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