Understanding the Gaza war. Are Jews and Arabs related?

Both Jews and Arabs are descendants of Abraham. So, why do they hate each other?
As the story goes, Abraham's wife, Sarah, was barren. Abraham was already 86 years old
and he begged God to give him children. Sarah told Abraham: "Why don't you take our servant Hagar?"
Hagar, who was an Arab, gave birth to Ismail. Soon after, God gave Abraham a son through his wife Sarah.
The kid was named Isaac. The two boys did not get along. Hagar and Ismail were sent away to live apart from
the family. The descendants of Isaac and those of Ismail are at war till today.

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AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M

They are both Abrahamic. Both don’t eat pork either haha I lived in Israel and you can’t tell a Palestinian and a native Israeli (not Euro) apart.

sree251 · 41-45, M

@AthrillatheHunt

They are both Abrahamic. Both don’t eat pork either haha I lived in Israel and you can’t tell a Palestinian and a native Israeli (not Euro) apart.

What do you mean by Abrahamic? Descendants of Abraham? And how would you define "native Israeli"? Like Singapore, Israel is an artificial nation state created out of thin air. A native Singaporean could be an immigrant from India, China, or Java. Israelis, apparently, are a chosen people for whom Israel was created.

AthrillatheHunt · 51-55, M

@sree251 descendants of Abraham (Jews , Christian’s , and Muslims )have been living in that patch called Israel for millennium . People moved to Singapore , they didn’t RETURN to Singapore . Any issues w either Singapore or Israel should be taken up w the Brit’s .