Posted on 05/09/2013 10:09:20 PM PDT by Olog-hai
History. Linguistics. Care to cite the Biblical passages in question?
And the sons of Ham; Cush, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. … And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, / And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (out of whom came Philistim,) and Caphtorim.Doesn’t give their ancestral lands. The Mizraim settled in Egypt, of course, and that stays reflected in even the Arabic name Masry.
Genesis 10:6, 13-14
Whatever their ancestry, they came to the land as invaders from the Aegian. Hardly a good claim to the land. And the Palestinians are Arabs anyway, not descendants of Philistines.
The modern-day “Palestinians” are certainly Arabs. Their name is a pretense, and so admitted by Zuheir Mohsen back in 1977.
I certainly agree as to the invalid claims to Israel by the original Philistines, never mind today’s “Palestinians”.
Yes
But that is sure not how Arabs see it
Qaradawi, who is a citizen of Qatar and close to the Muslim Brotherhood, was heading of a delegation of 50 clerics from 14 countries.
He crossed the border via Egypt, apparently at the Rafiah crossing. It is very unusual for foreigners to be allowed to cross there. The crossing is regulated by the provisions of the Israel/Egypt peace treaty, and Egypt does not formally allow anything in or out without mutual agreement.
It would appear that Israel has not officially objected, just as they allowed the Emir of Qatar to visit Gaza. Qatar is very crucial to the USA’s policy, and the Syria situation, etc.
Later on, of course, the consequences of indulging Qatar will become evident. But not yet.
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