The Palestinian people have considered themselves to be "Palestinian " for many , many years.It is how they describe themselves and it is really not the role of others [American,French or indeed Welsh ] to argue that point with them.

What is clear is that the Palestinian people whether Muslim or Christian have lived on that land for thousands of years...of course alongside other people including a relatively small Jewish population.

Incidentally the largest Jewish population in the ancient world was probably in the city of Alexandria which is now in Egypy ].
The biblical claim for an exclusive Jewish presence on the Holy Land is relatively weak.

One of the points I am making is that Israel/Palestine has been historically occupied by many different peoples of varying cultures and religions.However,it was the Zionist invasions and occupation which began in the late 19th century which has poisoned relations in Israel /Palestine in particular but across the Middle East in general.
These Zionists have been backed by US and Western capitalist interests,hence the booming Israeli arms economy and military machine.

However for the indiginous pre Zionist Jewish community life has been difficult under a Jewish theocracy with many treated as second class citizens partly as a result of their dark skin but also because they were seen as fairly close to the Palestinian neighbours.

The settler paramilitary groups ,however, [often with US or Russian accents] are really swaggering goons with their uzi guns contempt for the Palestinians who they want to drive over the border.These are the goons who taunt,threaten and assault,steal water and land grab.Take a close look at their housing built like fortresses on hilltops and totally out of keeping with historical Palestine...they indeed paved Palestine and put up aparking lot and a shopping mall.

Tens of thousands will be marching in support of a "Free Palestine"in London in early June to show that the Palestinian decades long struggle has international support including the support of many Jewish people from around the world.
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