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Thread #141076   Message #3245628
Posted By: pdq
27-Oct-11 - 12:47 PM
Thread Name: Palestine (continuation)
Subject: RE: Palestine
Israel is sovereign country recognized by the United Nations. It was formed in 1948.

The traditional Jewish homeland dates back about 5772 years and has been variously been called Canaan, The Holy Land, the Promised Land, and yes Palestine, a name applied by the Romans about 2000 years ago as an afront to the Jews. The Greeks used a similar name: Philistia.

I suggested Arabiana for Gaza and perhaps a few other Arab pockets in and around Israel.

This fight is a PR masterpiece by the Arabs. They never were the rightful owners of the Jewish homeland (Canaan/Palestine/etc.) and they are recent squatters who have poured into the area in the last 900 years or so.

The Arab World consists of 20 countries now. The Arab leaders call Israel Palestine and count it as their 21st Arab World Country.