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The Philistines (the debate continues):

http://www.phoenixdatasystems.com/goliath/c3/c3c.htm

http://www.apologeticspress.org/abdiscr/abdiscr65.html

Despite obvious setbacks, I still think that Hebron may be hold the key for peace:

Hebron, 32 kilometres south of Jerusalem, has 130,000 Palestinians and only about 500 Jews, though the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba on the outskirts has a population of 5,000. Even compared to the historic land around it, Hebron is steeped in religious significance.

Abraham, the shared father of Muslims and Jews is, according to tradition, buried there in the Tomb of the Patriarchs along with his wife Sarah, and the other Jewish patriarchs, Isaac and Jacob, and their wives, Rebecca, and Leah. Abraham's sharing by the two religions is reflected in the names "Hebron" and its Arabic counterpart, "Al-Khalil", which both derive from the word "friend".

Jews had lived in Hebron for centuries until 1929, when Arab riots killed 67 Jews and hundreds more fled. After 1967 a Jewish presence was restored. It was in violent opposition to any Hebron agreement that, in February, 1994 Jewish settler Baruch Goldstein killed 29 Palestinian worshipers in the Tomb of the Patriarchs before survivors beat him to death.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/mideast/hebron.html

I was still reading on this (aim to whenever I get the chance) when you posted Fox. Of course, I will read both of yours and Sp's links.

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