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History tells us there has never been a ‘Palestine’
There is a fable generated by the media which is biased in many ways about Israel. There was never a Palestine in history; it is an invention by the British. The area in our history goes back 5 000 years. I do not understand why the history of the Jewish people is being ignored. It should be taken into account that the name “Palestine” was borrowed from the Roman Empire.
Rube Bark
The Qur’an only came into existence about 670 AD. So, what this boils down to is that the so-called Palestinians are generic Arabs originally from Syria, and not accepted by the Arab world in general. CNN, BBC and other news outlets are simply ignoring this truth. Why is this history universally being denied?
Lyndhurst, Johannesburg
nat cheiman
January 27, 2016 at 6:08 pm
‘England was a care taker for what they termed Palestine.
Turkey, then known as the Ottoman Empire had full control but in 1917, lost control. The European nations that sided with Germany conquered the Ottoman Empire.
The League of nations at the San Remo Conference decided, and in fact designated Israel as the nation that should occupy and control the portion known as Palestine.The Jews were returned to the land as they were the indigenous people who resided there prior.
The narrative that muslims and arabs own the the land is absolute trash talk. Furthermore, the notion that Israel are occupiers is garbage which only idiots believe. However, very soon, migrants from the Middle East, including Syria, Libya, Yemen and Gaza, will be occupying Europe and then an occupation of a different nature will keep the media busy . ‘
Hans Hube
January 29, 2016 at 6:53 pm
‘It’s totally irrelevant whether the name Palestine ever exisited; the issue is that there were many non-Jews (mostly Muslims) living where modern-day Israel is, before 1948!? And they were forcibly removed!? Why is this history universally being denied?
Using your logic, you had better give up your home in Lyndhurst, and give it to the descendents of the South Sotho, who possibly were not the orignal settlers?’