Israel has had Jewish presence for centuries

From: The Patriot Ledger  Quincy, MA | Date: September 5, 2006 | Copyright information

I realize your "In the News" items are intended to be concise, but that doesn't justify being superficial and misleading. The "Evolution of Israel" item, in particular, misses essentially all the critical points:

The current state of Israel exists on the territory of the ancient states of Israel and Judah, described in the Bible. Omission of this detail, even if you assume your readers already know it, makes the item incomplete and deceptive at best. It also leads to omission of a critical detail: that the land still had a significant Jewish population when it was conquered and subsequently ...

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