Questions, to all those who insist that the Israelis stole
land that belonged to the Palestinian people....
Was there ever a 'Palestinian' state
in history?
And who were the 'Palestinian people'?
Could you answer some basic questions about the historic 'country' of Palestine:
1. When was it founded and by whom?
2. What language did the Palestinians speak?
3. What writing [script] did they use?
4. What manuscripts did they leave?
5. What was their religion?
6. Where are their temples?
7. What monuments attest to their existence?
8. What were its borders?
9. What was the name of its capital?
10. What were its major cities?
11. What constituted the basis of its economy?
12. What was the name of the currency that they used?
13. What was its form of government?
14. What achievements have they accomplished?
15. What other peoples did Palestine interact with?
16. Where can one find any [historic] records, wherein the country of Palestine and its people are mentioned?
17. What archaeological sites can one name?
18. Where can one find the recorded history of these people?
19. Whom did they conquer?, or, were conquered by?
20. Was Palestine ever recognized by a country whose existence, at that time or now, leaves no room for interpretation [or doubt]?
21. What was the prevalent religion of the country of Palestine?
22. Can anyone name at least five Palestinian leaders [before Arafat]?
23. Finally, since there is no such recognised country today, what caused its demise and when did it occur?
Further, why did these proud 'Palestinians' between 1948 and 1967, passively, allow themselves to be occupied by the Jordanians in the 'West Bank', and by the Egyptians in Gaza?
Those Q's [above] are taken from;
Part 142 - Palestine and Palestinians
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04iGfi9No6M
Q.
Was one of the great 'Palestinian' statesmen,
Yasser Arafat???
That guy who was a Nobel peace prize winner???
Google
Arafat died a billionaire
...while his adoring people, lived in tents, and in ghettos.
THE TRUTH....
Prior to WWI, 'Palestine' was merely a small administered territory, a small part of the Ottoman empire.
It had no formal existence as a national homeland.
Q.
Why do the 'Palestinian' people still exist today, as refugees?
Q.
Why can't the poor 'Palestinian' refugees be absorbed into surrounding moslems states [especially Jordan!] ???
A.
Because the poor 'Palestinian' refugees [SO LONG AS THEY EXIST] are a convenient propaganda 'stick', with which to 'beat' Israel, on the world stage.
The 'Palestinian' people???
In truth, those who call themselves 'Palestinians' do have a state, and a homeland.
It is called
JORDAN.