This writing was produced by This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , a Middle Eastern Political and Religious History Analyst, for Eretzyisroel.org, the original is published here. Another wiriting about the origins of the Palestinians by Rabbi Isaac Levy is found here.

Is Jordan Palestine? Here are two Jordanian State Stamps. On the left, one from 1949 with a picture of King Abdullah of the kingdom of Jordan and bears the label of Palestine in English and Arabic. On the right, a 1964 stamp bearing the likeness of King Hussein and pictures Mandated Palestine as an undivided territory including both present day Israel and Jordan.

The Passover story has been told by many Hebrews and Gentiles for thousands of years; though the emphasis has always been about the great Exodus from Egypt. There is more to Passover than just the Israelites coming out from Egypt. The story is not about the nation of Israel, but it is a universal story that should be told in every church, synagogue, and temple. The story should concern all of us- every religion, denomination, and people.