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Islam allowed jews to own land, just like how it allowed christians to own land.

if there were several jewish revolts until the 600s that is evidence that they did not result in significant expulsions. the fact that the region became majority christian is not evidence of a major expulsion of jews and subsequent replacement by christians, likely they mostly converted just like how most christians would end up converting to islam. In any case it wasn't muslims who expelled them so they can't take it out on the indigenous muslims of the west bank.

there are records of jewish presence across the medditerranean region and the near east for centuries prior to the first roman jewish war