Professor Azmi Bishara: There Is No "Palestinian Nation", Never Was !

Translation:

Well, I dont think there is a Palestinian Nation at all.

I think there is an Arab Nation, I always thought so and I didnt change my mind.

I dont think there is a Palestinian Nation, I think its a Colonial invention Palestinian Nation.

When were there any Palestinians? Where did it come from? What

I think there is an Arab Nation, I never turned to be a Palestinian Nationalist, despite of my decisive struggle against the Occupation.

I think that until the end of the 19TH century, Palestine was the South of Great Syria.

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[Mangano22]

@lilhaya

i am israeli jew and this is exactly what he say:

"i dont think that there is palestinian nation

then he ask him "you dont think there is palestine?" and he answer: no i think there is arab nation i allways thought like that and i didnt change my mind, i dont think there is palestinian nation, i think it's colonial invention palestinian nation, when was palestinian people where is what *laughing* i think there is arab nation even if i am fighting against israel i didnt turn palestine

[michalebeb]

One of the very rare times that an Arab tell the truth :-)

[SaudiPseudonym]

@michalebeb Well, to be fair, Arabs outside of Israel never really talk about a "Palestinian nation".

[blackdove66]

@luv5e1 OK, my research shows there was a Palestine: "His Majesty's government view with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country" -Balfour Declaration

[IslamicDeathCult]

@BOOSTRED hey Dungeon Master, I think you x-box is calling. Fakestinians should go back to their homelands in Jordan and Egypt.

[luv5e1]

There was NO so called Palestinians before 1967 war - The "P" does not exist in the Arab language. The Koran, the Christian and the Jewish Holy books say: G-d gave the holy land to the Jewish people. PERIOD! Then, the UN and many civilized countries approved of it. I can go on giving many MORE historical sources - Tell you what? do your search!

[zerniel]

Just goes to show how little the western world knows of the middle-east. Ever since the Muslim conquest, the defining factor in the middle east was religion. Arabs saw themselves as either Muslim, Christian or Jewish.

Muhammad Ali introduces Nationality and a debate begins in the Arab world with three main views expressed: Arabs who see continue to define by religion (Islam, Christianity, Jewish) Arabs who see themselves as a nation and Arabs who define themselves by a local arab nationality.

[DMChoreographer]

@BOOSTRED The Jews weren't a nation before Abrahm, Isaac and Jacob.Jacob became Israel by God's decree. He had 12 children. Abraham was from the land UR of the Chaldees. (Iran/Iraq) area. Both the Muslim and the Jew came from Abraham. Hagar was the handmaid from Egypt who gave birth to Ishmael. Neither Islam nor Judaism was the goal, christianity was. Most all wars since then were about these 2 powers. Until the church (bride of christ) is perfected. Then the epic battle of the ages comes.

[DMChoreographer]

Newt knows..already. just wont admit it.

[brabon1]

someone needs to send this vid to newt

[tarfelagund]

there is a difference between a people and the way they express themselves politically.ALL nationalisms are not real,the palestinians were just arabs who were living in palestine,and they refered to their land as palestine.syrians are just arabs living in syria,and iraqis are just arabs living in iraq.all the borders in the arab countries are colonial inventions.

[BOOSTRED]

@ksg11111 You're so ridiculous and you don't even know it. The Palestinians have always lived there, and the Jews came from egypt. If the Romans used the word then that means its fake? how crazy are you?Don't forget that it was called the land of Canaan before the Jews left Africa.The British Mandate of Palestine was just that, it was a Occupation of Palestine,its what the region was known as since before the Romans and the Greeks, and before Joshua invaded,(read the torah).You Brainwashed Fool.