Israels Stand On Assyrians Options

[AssyrianKing19]

What is the Israeli feelings on Assyrians.

[Udi John]

Shalom/Salaam/Shlama/Parev Ladies & Gentleman,

I hope I haven't hurt anyone feelings or made anyone feel attacked by opening this discussion. I have asked questions and played "devil's advocate" only because I am interested in hearing what you all have to say.

Unfortunately, there is a good deal of writing on these issues that is highly contentious, ideologically/nationalistically motivated, and historically questionable. While surfing the Web yesterday for info on these issues, I came across this example: http://www.passia.org/meetings/rsunit/Arti...August-2005.htm . This Lebanese Christian Arabist author rejects the idea of Maronite descent from Phoenicians, Coptic descent from Pharaonic Egyptians, repeats the (well debunked) "Khazar Theory" of Ashkenazi Jewish origins, and even posits an Arab identity for Middle Eastern Christians which predates the Muslim Conquest. (What would he say about the Assyrians, I wonder?)

Anyway, I just wanted my motivations to be clear.

Peace,
John

[Sanharib]

Hey Udi look at this, this is in the new Zinda Magazine:



Arabs, The Moslem Assyrians


David Gavary
California

Who or what is an Arab? It is very difficult but not impossible to define its ethnic terms. The Arabs might be a nation but in a legal sense they are not as yet a nationality. A person who claims is an Arab should describe her or himself in passport or other international corresponds as of Iraqi, Jordanian, Syrian, Lebanese, Yemeni, Saudi Arabian, Libyan, Kuwaitis, Sudanese, Tunisian, Algerian, Moroccan etc. There are Arab states, and indeed a league of Arab states, but as yet there is no single Arab state of which all Arabs are nationals. But if Arabism has no legal .... click at the link to read more

http://www.zindamagazine.com/ThisWeek/05.2...x_mon.php#bravo

But really, I don't believe that, there might be some arabs that have mixed up with Assyrians but not much :S