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Until 500 BCE or so, Palestinians spoke Hebrew, For about a thousand years, they spoke Aramaic, Then they spoke Arabic.

You didn’t ask what language the Jewish immigrants spoke. Ashkenazim spoke a Germanic language, Yiddish. Sephardim spoke a Latin language, Ladino.

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Will Shetterly
Will Shetterly

Written by Will Shetterly

If you’re losing an argument with me and are too proud to admit defeat, please feel free to insult me instead.

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