Let me help you out here , #1 the ancient Israelites may be considered as such but when Jesus Christ came onto the scene he brought forth a new direction. As General Patton said " I am familiar with the Lost tribes of Israel and they are just that lost to time and antiquity"
The Palestinians did not start the war , hostilities began when the state of Israel was and this is key "PARTITIONED FROM PALESTINE" against the will of the majority of its inhabitants. Prior to the partition if you care to research you will find that even the CIA reported that the primary hostilities ( rape , murder of unarmed civilians including children and babies ) were infact initiated by Jewish paramilitary groups , the stern gang ,the irgun gang members of which would latter form Israel's first government ...,see also the documentary " Tantura" for more info by the actual perpetrators .
To think that this started on Oct 7 is intellectually lazy . The Palestinians may not share my faith
( though some do) nor my culture and that's fine . As a God fearing human being I support all those who are forced to live under violent military rule .
Do you support as the Nazis or Stalin did the murder of innocent civilians at the hands of a fully mechanized military ?
As an American I am held by patriotism and love of country to stand against any nation that after all we've done for dare to steal and attack us ( see the USS LIBERTY and Jonathan Pollard)
I am not an historian if the topic interests you please review Professor Norman Finkelstein's work an actual historian of the matter.
We give the Israeli ( a population of 7 million ) billions upon billions year after year ,decade after decade that allows them to enjoy an advanced high tech military with the latest in weapons and protective gear that is primarily used against a civilian population that has no Army ,No Air Force , No Navy or heavy armoured divisions.
This is essentially like using the full force of the U.S. military might in leveling LA under the guise of going after gang members the world would rightfully see that has utterly barbaric .
I implore you to go visit Israel and try and preach the gospel...,you will be spat upon immediately the only people the Israeli hate more than Muslims are Christians. In America the primary reason the evangelical support Israel is because they believe Christ will return to liquidate all the Israeli who don't convert to Christianity.... I call that a blood lust .
Even president Truman said of the Israeli ( I fear the underdog has become the overdog) and it's been nothing but bloodshed since . The region and the world would be better off with a Free and Democratic Palestine with equal representation of the three faiths than an nuclear armed ethno religious centric Israel ...,if you believe in the Chosen people narrative then certainly you would agree that it was up to God to allow their return not western governments .
Again if you want an intellectual understanding of the Israeli see professor Norman Finkelstein's work
