The problem is that history simply does not support Netanyahu’s narrative. The devastating impact of the Great Revolt (67–73 CE) and the Bar Kokhba Revolt (132–135 CE) reduced Jewish presence dramatically. Later history also contradicts Netanyahu’s claims. Together, they make clear that Jewish history in Palestine/Eretz Israel cannot be reduced to Netanyahu’s simplistic and politically expedient formula. A leader who trades in such distortions does not honor Jewish history; he weaponizes it.