of Israel in 1948. Such a blatant fabrication, however, cannot withstand even a cursory examination of the historical record. Just as the Acropolis in Athens attests to the history of the ancient Greeks, so too the Temple Mount in Jerusalem attests to a Jewish presence in the Holy Land that extends back millennia and predates the founding of both Christianity and Islam—an inconvenient truth for those who seek to deny the Jews their patrimony. Questions for Discussion 1. Does the existence of the