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Skybird · 11-11-11, 09:24 PM

Palestinians as a separate people or ethnicity do not exist. They are Arabs. Most of the people living in the "Palestinian" territories today, have moved there from their Arab places of birth in neighbouring nations: Jordan, Egypt, Syria - the vast, the overwhelming majority of them, seen that way, are migrants to the place.

It is often given the impression the Palestinians were a different, a separate ethnicity, race, people or culture. They are not. They are simply Arabs.

It is as artifical a concept as is Esperanto an artifical language that is anything but a natural european language. As an idea, it is a weapon intended to make the West fall back away from the region and it's support for Israel. Clever, I admit.

11-11-11, 09:24 PM	#2
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,660 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Palestinians as a separate people or ethnicity do not exist. They are Arabs. Most of the people living in the "Palestinian" territories today, have moved there from their Arab places of birth in neighbouring nations: Jordan, Egypt, Syria - the vast, the overwhelming majority of them, seen that way, are migrants to the place. It is often given the impression the Palestinians were a different, a separate ethnicity, race, people or culture. They are not. They are simply Arabs. It is as artifical a concept as is Esperanto an artifical language that is anything but a natural european language. As an idea, it is a weapon intended to make the West fall back away from the region and it's support for Israel. Clever, I admit. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.