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

 

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

 

*   For over 3,300 years, Jerusalem was the Jewish Capital; it was never the capital of any Arab or Muslim entity.

 

*   Even under Jordanian rule, (East) Jerusalem was not made the Capital, and no Arab leader came to visit it.

 

*   Jerusalem is mentioned over 700 times in the Bible, but not once is it mentioned in the Qa'ran.

 

*   King David founded Jerusalem, Mohammed never set foot in it; Jews pray facing Jerusalem; Muslims face Mecca. If they are between the 2 cities, Muslims pray facing Mecca, with their backs to Jerusalem.

 

*   In 1948, Arab leaders urged their people to leave promising to cleanse the Land of Jewish presence. 68% of them fled without ever setting eyes on an Israeli soldier.

 

*   Virtually the entire Jewish population of Muslim countries had to flee as the result of violence and pogroms.

 

*   Some 630,000 Arabs left Israel in 1948, while close to a million Jews were forced to leave the Muslim countries.

 

*   In spite of the vast territories at their disposal, Arab refugees were prevented from assimilating into their host countries.

 

*   Of 100 million refugees following World War II, they are the only group to have never integrated with their coreligionists.

 

*   Most of the Jewish refugees from Europe and Arab lands were settled in Israel, a country no larger than New Jersey.

 

*   There are 22 Arab countries, not counting Palestine; there is only 1 Jewish state.

 

*   Arabs started all 5 wars against Israel, and lost every one of them.

 

*   Fatah and Hamas constitutions still call for the destruction of Israel.

 

*   Israel ceded most of the West Bank and all of Gaza to the Palestinian authority, and even provided it with arms.

 

*   During the Jordanian occupation, Jewish Holy sites were vandalized and were off limits to Jews.

 

*   Under Israeli rule, all Muslim and Christian Holy sites are accessible to all Faiths.

 

*   Out of 175 United Nations Security Council Resolutions up to 1990, 97 were against Israel.

 

*   Out of 690 General Assembly Resolutions, 429 were against Israel.

 

*   The U.N. was silent when the Jordanians destroyed 58 synagogues in the Old City of Jerusalem.

 

*   It remained silent while Jordan systematically desecrated the Ancient Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives.

 

*   And it remained silent when Jordan enforced apartheid laws preventing Jews from accessing the Temple Mount and Western Wall.

 

*   These are trying times; we must ask ourselves what we should be doing. And what we will tell our grandchildren about our actions during the crisis, when we had the chance to make a difference!!!