The earliest recorded history of the area is the Bible. (No, I don't believe everything in it.) One of the earliest recorded fights over that land was the Battle of Jerhico. The Bible says that the Jews won but it seems the fight continues after thousands and thousands of years. It is time to put a desire for peace above a desire for lost land or revenge or this will never end! Even on this thread people seem to take sides on who stole the land from who. Forget the past and move forward with a different outlook or this will never end. As noted earlier in this thread the Bible names another battle there that has yet to be fought. Lets hope that never comes to pass!