Posted by David Bernstein:
Palestinians of African Descent:
http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_08_16-2009_08_22.shtml#1250908200
[1]A couple of years ago, I blogged about a group of Palestinian Arabs
I encountered in the Galilee who were obviously of African descent.
I've stumbled across [2]an academic article (original source unclear)
published since then that discusses the history of some of the
Palestinians whose recent ancestors were from Africa:
Most contemporary members of the African community came to
Jerusalem as pilgrims and workers under the British Mandate of
Palestine (1917-1948). They came mostly from Senegal, Chad, Nigeria
and Sudan. They regard themselves as Palestinian and played an
active role in the Intifada. Some of the Africans arrived as part
of the Egyptian led 'Salvation Army' which aimed to liberate the
Palestinian areas held by Jews in 1948. After the defeat of that
army and its retreat to Egypt many Africans returned to their
original countries, while others preferred to stay in Palestine.
References
1. http://volokh.com/posts/chain_1179427977.shtml
2. http://zionism-israel.com/israel_news/2008/03/african-palestinians.html
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