رحلة صموئيل بن شمشون اليهودي إلى فلسطين في العهد المملوكي 606 هـ 1210م

الملخص EN

The historical relation between Palestine and the Jews was the main allegation of Zionism to rationalize the occupation of Palestine.

To fabricate the existence of the Israeli State in Palestine , Zionism did the best to recollect all hidden contents of the Torah heritage including the literature of the Jewish travels to the holy land in the Middle Ages.

This literature used to be rich in detailed descriptions of the Jewish groups and their distribution, their social and religious conditions, their tombs and their holy places in Palestine.

Among these travels was that of Rabbi Samuel Ben Shimshon to Palestine in 1210 A.D (606 Hijri ).This travel constituted a guide for the Jewish pilgrims who always dream of travelling to the holy land.

Having started from France towards Egypt and then to Palestine, the travel describes the Jewish holy places and tombs in Jerusalem, Hebron and then gives more details about the Palestinian Galilee.The travel also praises the dead in these tombs, their abilities and the holiness of their positions.

Doing so, the travel intends to encourage the Jews to immigrate to Palestine .

However, the most important features of this travel is that it sheds some light on that relation between the Jews and the Crusaders which opens the floor for deep analysis to explore the nature of such ambiguous relation, especially the relation between the travelers and the Crusader king of Jerusalem.

These travels and relations were developed into a form of Jewish campaigns and immigrations from the West to Palestine during the Middle Ages.