Byzantine army loses at
Yarmouk, Arabs (Islamic army) takes over the region, Jerusalem and Palestine is
now part of Islamic Empire, Caliph Omar stipulates the rights and obligations
of all non-Muslims in Palestine. Jews are allowed to return back.
So my understanding of the situation is, the majority of the population is
Jewish, then Orthodox Christians and Pagans, and now Muslims.
Questions is why is/was the majority of the population Muslim, even before
Crusades majority of the population was Muslim. WHY?
Did people convert to Islam, as they incorporated Arabic and Arabic culture.
What happened to the majority Jewish/Christian population. The current genetic
research suggests that Arabs(Palestinians) and Jews are genetically related.
"Archaeological
and genetic data support that both
Jews
and Palestinians came from the ancient Canaanites,
who
extensively mixed with Egyptians, Mesopotamian and
Anatolian
peoples in ancient times. Thus, Palestinian-
Jewish
rivalry is based in cultural and religious, but not in
genetic,
differences."
http://www.rense.com/general48/Palestinians.pdf
I can't find anything solid. Can somebody please explain what changes took
place, and what happened to Jewish and Christian populations, did they
willingly accept Arabic and Arabic culture? Did the willingly convert to Islam.
If not what happened?
Please provide resources/evidence!
Thanks!