The people who called themselves "Israel," i.e., not the modern nation-state that calls itself "Israel," but that portion of the ancient Canaanite tribes that began, perhaps 3,000 years ago, to distinguish themselves from their neighbors as a people set apart--that "Israel"--set in motion a tradition of ethical reflection that gave birth, over time, to three world religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Tragically, today, there are individuals who self-identify with each of these religions and who--through their behavior, their ethics, their politics--do dirt on the powerful moral legacy of the ancient people "Israel."
And then there are others...
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