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Three Essential Facts That Zionists Won’t Tell You About Palestine
1. The Palestinians are the inhabitants of Canaan who never left.
“Then there is the question of the exile of 70 AD. There has been no real research into this turning point in Jewish history, the cause of the diaspora. And for a simple reason: the Romans never exiled any nation from anywhere on the eastern seaboard of the Mediterranean. Apart from enslaved prisoners, the population of Judea continued to live on their lands, even after the destruction of the second temple. Some converted to Christianity in the 4th century, while the majority embraced Islam during the 7th century Arab conquest.” —Schlomo Sand, Israel deliberately forgets its history
“Jews break down into three genetic groups, all of which have Middle Eastern origins — which are shared with the Palestinians and Druze.” — Blood Brothers: Palestinians and Jews Share Genetic Roots — Haaretz
2. Palestine’s name has been used for thousands of years.
“Palestine became a predominately Arab and Islamic country by the end of the seventh century. Almost immediately thereafter its boundaries and its characteristics — including its name in Arabic, Filastin — became known to the entire Islamic world, as much for its fertility and beauty as for its religious significance…In 1516, Palestine became a…
