How Strong Is the Arab Claim to Palestine? http://frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=14858 " Prior to 1964 there was no "Palestinian" people and no "Palestinian" claim to Palestine; the Arab nations who sought to overrun and destroy Israel in 1948 planned to divide up the territory amongst themselves. Let us also remember that prior to the founding of the state of Israel in 1948, the name "Palestinian" referred to the Jews of Palestine. "
> > I can't help but wonder how your posts would be different if the > > tables were turned and it was Palestine that was occupying Israel. > > Let's be honest here. There's never been a Palestine. Not once. Never. > > The name Palestine was given to the area that was lived in by Jews at the time by the Greeks in order to break the spirit of the Jews. There has always been a Jewish presence there. There were Jewish kingdoms there. And until the 20th century, the term Palestinian was used to refer to -- Jews. > > It was only in the 20th century that the term Palestinian was used to refer to Arabs. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Special thanks to the CF Community Suite Gold Sponsor - CFHosting.net http://www.cfhosting.net Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:135823 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
