The Creation of a Jewish Homeland: A Two Thousand Year Struggle

<Tab/>While the independent nation of Israel was officially created in 1948, the foundation for the creation of a Jewish homeland can be traced as far back as two thousand years ago. During this period, AD 47, Israel was called Judea and it was governed by a Roman governor, who was concerned strictly with Roman interests, as it had become a province of the Roman was being . While under Roman occupation, the Jewish people were allowed to practice Judaism, but at the same time they experienced countless acts of intolerance and discrimination at the hands of the Romans. This…