[marron]

Is there even an iota of difference between those Arabs who call themselves Palestinian and those that call themselves Jordanian

Thank you. No.

Palestine was divided into two territories. Jewish palestine was renamed "Israel" and arab palestine was renamed "Jordan". They prefer to obscure this, now, for political reasons, and also to obscure the fact that they have a foreign royal family. Arafat was an existential threat to the Jordanian government because of his claim to represent palestinians. If he represents palestinians, then the Hashemites lose their throne. Which is why they drove him out without mercy.

Jordan is arab palestine. Israel is jewish palestine.

[ml/nj]

There is, or was, nothing Arab about Palestine. If you go to any of the NY Times Indexes from the early 20th century BEFORE THE BALFOUR DECLARATION, and look up "Palestine," in EVERY volume (issued annually) you will find just two words: "See Jews."

ML/NJ