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Nonsense.

THERE WAS NEVER A PALESTINIAN STATE.

From the time of the ottoman empire up to modern state of israel, there never occured even the merest hint of palestinian nationhood. Palestine was in the grip of some backward feudal set up where entire villages were owned by foreign landlords.

They didn't own the land, they worked it for some foreign arab landlord using medieval agricultural methods. They were ignorant peasants because it was in the best interest of their arab landlord that they remained ignorant. That is how some of the zionists came to palestine. They bought land from the arab landlords (which they happily agreed to since they thought they sold worthless land) and established the proto-typical kibbutz.

If there ever were a palestinian arab land claim in the former palestinian mandate, it would be jerusalem -- not because it is their home but because it is their holy place.

You are making emotional appeals with no factual or logical basis.

<blockquote data-quote="numinus" data-source="post: 140727" data-attributes="member: 537">Nonsense.THERE WAS NEVER A PALESTINIAN STATE.From the time of the ottoman empire up to modern state of israel, there never occured even the merest hint of palestinian nationhood. Palestine was in the grip of some backward feudal set up where entire villages were owned by foreign landlords.They didn&#039;t own the land, they worked it for some foreign arab landlord using medieval agricultural methods. They were ignorant peasants because it was in the best interest of their arab landlord that they remained ignorant. That is how some of the zionists came to palestine. They bought land from the arab landlords (which they happily agreed to since they thought they sold worthless land) and established the proto-typical kibbutz.If there ever were a palestinian arab land claim in the former palestinian mandate, it would be jerusalem -- not because it is their home but because it is their holy place.You are making emotional appeals with no factual or logical basis.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="numinus, post: 140727, member: 537"] Nonsense. THERE WAS NEVER A PALESTINIAN STATE. From the time of the ottoman empire up to modern state of israel, there never occured even the merest hint of palestinian nationhood. Palestine was in the grip of some backward feudal set up where entire villages were owned by foreign landlords. They didn't own the land, they worked it for some foreign arab landlord using medieval agricultural methods. They were ignorant peasants because it was in the best interest of their arab landlord that they remained ignorant. That is how some of the zionists came to palestine. They bought land from the arab landlords (which they happily agreed to since they thought they sold worthless land) and established the proto-typical kibbutz. If there ever were a palestinian arab land claim in the former palestinian mandate, it would be jerusalem -- not because it is their home but because it is their holy place. You are making emotional appeals with no factual or logical basis. [/QUOTE]

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