1 posted on
05/10/2009 11:50:10 AM PDT by
PRePublic
To: PRePublic
“Palestine”, like the “Levantine”, was a REGION, which at various times has been carved up into several quasi-national entities, which mostly lasted about as long as the chieftain or king that created them remained alive. Upon the death of that chieftain or king, the national entity was either divided, or absorbed by a neighboring entity.
Sometimes there was nobody at all in charge in the wilderness.
And that was “Palestine” in 1947.
2 posted on
05/10/2009 12:02:55 PM PDT by
alloysteel
(When the chips are down - the buffalo is empty.)
To: PRePublic
If you look up "Palestine" in any of the NY Times Index volumes for the years BEFORE the Balfour Declaration, you will find exactly two words in each volume: "See Jews."
ML/NJ
3 posted on
05/10/2009 12:06:36 PM PDT by
ml/nj
To: PRePublic
“Palestine” is what Judea became after the Jewish People rebelled against 3 successive Roman Emperors. About 70 AD or so.
To: PRePublic
Hadrian called Israel palestine as an insult.
5 posted on
05/10/2009 2:26:07 PM PDT by
combat_boots
(When the government controls the captial, all that is left is tyranny. Tagline by Redwarning.)
To: PRePublic
http://wingless.aoriginality.com If you can prove a country called Palestine existed on Planet Earth in the few billion years before 1948 The country of "Palestine" did not "exist" before the terrorist group PLO "invented" it in its 1964 charter -- which also calls for the elimination of Israel. The PLO is now the PA, but those two statements remain in its charter.
6 posted on
05/10/2009 2:39:39 PM PDT by
Polarik
(Forgeries are forever)
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7 posted on
05/10/2009 5:59:59 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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To: PRePublic
No one serious says there was an independent country of Palestine in the past. The local Arabs of that area now identify by the name of Palestinians & they want Israel gone & replaced with a country named Palestine.
Get them gone & integrated into neighboring countries & stop this messing around already.
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