THE stubborn , intractable observance by all Hebraic tribes and most of their descendants , follows the original patterns of Israeli peoples scattered all through the Middle-East for more than a thousand years B.C. and most of Europe through the first millennium of the Christian era , one common trait dominating their lives would be ; Isolationism .
Jews in general considered themselves intellectually and socially superior and more advanced to all other neighboring people and kingdoms around them . Jewish tribes whether in Israel itself or in any neighboring lands i.e. Egypt , Canaan , Melkite , Phoenicians , Assyrians or Persians , compared poorly in power wealth or commerce, they never possessed meaningful armies , nor very impressive castles and palaces , no major metropolis or anything of the sort that defined higher societies and kingdoms of the time .
These simple people were no match at all to , Greeks , the Persian empire , and later the Romans , even Arabs 600 years down the line of the Christian era , under the new leadership of Muhammad , his Islamic messages and his friends , who managed relatively in very short times , to build themselves powerful armies and strong hegemonic tendencies .
Jewish tribal isolationism and arrogance was self justified by the so called superiority of intellect , strict inherited social rules , and continued discussions and studies of Cabalistic notions , turned later to social and monetary applied philosophies and self governing doctrines , thus their historical refusal of any other cultural system and an obstinacy in continued resistance of mixing and melting with other cultures .
Greek philosophy , though by far greater than theirs , never could set a foot in tribal Jewish lands , Romans only difficultly and by force only could impose their superior rules of law , and were never really accepted . Their relations with the Arab Mohammad was based on somehow similar non-trust , devious and deceitful acts , leading their relatively powerful tribes in and around Medina to reject and betray the aspiring Musslem forces . Labeling them among their rising Arab neighbors as eternal traitors and enemies of their own pledges and words .
History tells us that their leaders could never , 2000 years ago or in our modern times , accept one of their own sons i.e. Jesus , who did not really during his life advocate an independent state or different political establishment , only to rectify some of their rules and come up with different and more universal commandments , they ended up betraying and killing him , for fear of impurity , contamination and universality .
These same grandiose self beliefs of superiority and exclusivity , these beliefs of owning god and being absolutely under his grace , all bonded with special covenants led them to isolate themselves literally everywhere , from Arabia to Eastern and Western Europe , from antiquity to middle ages and further to modern times . Ghettos and walls were not in most cases imposed on them , but self installed by their community leaders . Mostly to preserve their purity , superiority and hidden arrogance vis a vis local populations around them .
This same refusal of melting or accepting , still living today in many Jewish communities around the world , and their isolationism felt more so in modern Israel through their very harsh brutality and apartheid treatment of every non Jewish person , be it him/her a citizen or not , even against their own black Jews , considered minor or lower cast Jews at best .
Trying to resemble them to other Arab Semites , whether Musslems or Christians , from their historic surroundings , gives them literally the shivers , they are continually trying to distance themselves from the same original Abrahamic cousins and neighbors , exactly as their later historical existence and behavior , led them to their isolationism and life of intrigue throughout the world .
My as always many thanks for patiently listening .
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