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In some way yes.
It is has two reasons. One is that Jews at a certain point in history reached the conclusion that as long as they don't have a state of their own , they would continue to be discriminated and persecuted.
The second is religious and cultural. The promise of God to end the Jewish exile and return the Jews to the promised land , is a main theme in the bible . Many of the prophets talked about it.
This prophecy was also echoed many years later , in the The Quran :
" And We said unto the Children of Israel after him: Dwell in the land; but when the promise of the Hereafter cometh to pass We shall bring you as a crowd gathered out of various nations. "
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So , it is little wonder that for almost 2000 years the Jewish people dreamed and hoped that one day they would be redeemed from that long exile.
Today , many Jews believe or hope this is the return , that symbols that the end of days are close by.
I am well aware of the tragedy of the Palestinian people , that started developing their own national aspirations about the same time the Jewish people did.
But when I look at the state of the world today , the state of the oceans , the forests , the rivers.
All i can say is , that i hope this is true. That the ends of days are really close by and those problems would somehow be solved , and do away with conflicts while their at it ...
we believe in Quran and what matches it in Torah so there is no doubt in my mind some generation of them will be blessed with this reward. All they have to do is keep the promise.
Hopes it comes soon.
Not just for the sake of my people but for all.
I think people today understand that we live in one place and what happens in the world concerns us all. Specially when we see our whole lexistence on this earth is hanging on the balance . Something few thought about a generation ago.
So we can sure use some miracle.
I would just like to remind that what was prophesied was not just moving one people from one place to another , but redemption to all men kind.
Because there are issues man can not solve.
As Buddha recolonized in his first noble truth : there is suffering.
There is sickness , there is old age , there is death.
So we really need a miracle to sort this one out.
Peace
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