[Enchante]

Article is not new, but very important and topical -- so-called "Palestinians" try to pretend that they have ancient long-standing right to all of the land of Israel, Gaza, and "West Bank".... in reality, only a few per cent (author estimates under 5 per cent) of the Arab/Muslim population of "Palestine" preceded 19th and 20th century waves of immigration to the area.

[Yaelle]

What, you guys haven’t heard the joke?

Once there was a big peace talk between the Israelis and Palestinians. As the Israeli minister got up to speak, he said he’d like to start with a little story. “Once, a long time ago, Moses was very hot and dusty in the desert sun. He went to a little oasis and decided to take a swim. He took off his clothes and hung them from a tree branch, and refreshed himself in the sparkling cool water.

“When Moses emerged, his clothing was gone. A young boy shouted, ‘Rabbi Moses, the Palestinians took your clothes!’” At this point the Israeli minister was interrupted by one of the Palestinian delegation.

“Hey! There weren’t any Palestinians here then!!”

The Israeli turned to the group and said, “Good. Now that we have that established, let’s talk.”

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