Is the modern state of Israel a fulfillment of Biblical prophecy?

[AgnosticBoy]

Ezekiel 36:22, 24, and 28

22 “Therefore say to the Israelites, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: It is not for your sake, people of Israel, that I am going to do these things, but for the sake of my holy name
24 “‘For I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land.
28 Then you will live in the land I gave your ancestors; you will be my people, and I will be your God.

As history tells us, the Jews were definitely exiled multiple times w/ the latest time being from the Romans. The diaspora of Jews began returning back to Israel starting in the late 19th century and into the 20th century. In 1948, the state of Israel was established. Here's one source that explains all this: https://www.ajc.org/news/5-facts-about-the-jewish-peoples-ancestral-connection-to-the-land-of-israel

For Debate:
1. Is the modern state of Israel a fulfillment of Ezekiel's prophecy?
2. If it is, why isn't this the number 1 piece of tangible evidence for the divine inspiration of the Bible or for biblical prophecy, at least? Are there strong skeptical points to this prophecy that causes doubt?

 

[Scooter]

When you read of all the ancient peoples in the Bible (Hittites, Moabites, Jebusites, all the other “ites”) they no longer exist. The Israelites, however, are still here. Other people of that time have been assimilated into other nationalities but not the Jewish people. God promised to keep His hand upon the Jewish people. The nation of Israel is a modern day fulfillment of God’s promise. But even more amazing is that the Jewish people have maintained their identity through the millennia.