Assyrian propaganda, 9th Century B.C.: the guy licking the dirt is identified–by the Assyrians–as a representative of Omri, King of Israel… Ahab’s father.
Something tells me we’re going to hear a lot of this, this year… as the Democrat Party ties itself in knots trying to support the Hamas terrorists without seeming to be willing to throw Israel to the wolves.
The Biblical kingdoms of Israel and Judah interacted with many of the other states and peoples of the Ancient Near East–and are mentioned in those other peoples’ records: diplomatic arrangements, trade, etc. Which is to say that those who deny Israel in history don’t have a leg to stand on.
But this is the 21st century and The Smartest People In The World oppose the very idea of truth. Which of their insane and evil policies could ever survive a collision with truth?