What I mean is that there has been a town called Athens on its present site continuously since ancient times so its entire history can be discussed at the one article There has not been a country called Israel continuously since ancient times This article is not about the Jewish kingdoms of ancient times nor is it about the history of Judaism or the Jews let alone Christianity It is about the modern state of Israel If I go to Turkey I do not expect to find a history of the Hittites or Pergamum even though those states existed on the territory of what is now Turkey