"Part of getting the Middle East healthy is splitting up this false identity "
So it's done by simply declaring Syrians and Egyptians aren't Arabs?
I've googled for the last half hour and found tons of references to Egyptian Arabs but none that Egyptians are not Arabs. Either there is an ethnic arabic community imbedded among 'regular' egyptians, or your statement is in the service of someone's agenda. I'd welcome an authoritative cite in opposition.
I suppose an argument could be made that Egyptians are Africans but I'm not so sure about Syrians.
From now on I shall drop the word 'arab' entirely when discussing the issue.
One thing is for sure, though. There is still no such thing as a 'palestinian.'
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How about you just use your head? In the seventh century, Mohammed led a small group of nomads out of Arabia to conquer the Middle East, North Africa and Spain. The conquerors were Arabs. The people who were conquered were Egyptians, Syrians, Spanish, and Persians etc. You keep being stubborn, but I'll bet you wouldn't be insisting that Spanards are Arabs. During the Inquisition, Ferdinand and Isabella expelled the Moors and Jews from Spain. Obviously, they could tell the difference. So could you. If not, you would see no difference between Jews and Arabs in Palestine. Mohammed conquered Jerusalem, too.