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One interesting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been completely abandoned in recent decades due largely to the strong Islamification of the local Palestinian population; that solution was the cultural integration of Diaspora Jews and local Muslims into one united group known as Israelis. While the Muslim and early Ottoman empires who ruled the land of Israel for centuries did indeed allow for expanded non-Jewish migration into the region, according to some, many of those in today's local Palestinian communities have their roots in Judaism. Yes, there are many in the Palestinian population whose ancestors were 'Judeans' and were forcefully converted to Islam or Christianity, or just chose to do so, and the DNA surveys and analysis back this claim up. In the early years of modern Zionism, this fact held the secrets of how to prevent an endless conflict, and pursuing it further was of deep interest to many key players such as David Ben-Gurion, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, and many others.
Read more: The Historic Solution That Could Have Prevented The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict