Palestinian People do not Exist

A provocative headline? It's more than that. It's the truth.

Truth does not change. Truth is truth. If something was true 50 years ago, 40 years ago, 30 years ago, it is still true today.

And the truth is that only 30 years ago, there was very little confusion on this issue of Palestine.

You might remember the late Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir making the bold political statement: "There is no such thing as a Palestinian people."

The statement has been a source of ridicule and derision by Arab propagandists ever since. They love to talk about Golda Meir's "racism." They love to suggest she was in historical denial. They love to say her statement is patently false -- an intentional lie, a strategic deception.

What they don't like to talk about, however, are the very similar statements made by Yasser Arafat and his inner circle of political leadership years after Meir had told the truth -- that there is no distinct Palestinian cultural or national identity.

So, despite the fact that conventional wisdom has now proclaimed that there is such a thing as the Palestinian people, I'm going to raise those uncomfortable quotations made by Arafat and his henchmen when their public-relations guard was down.

Way back on March 31, 1977, the Dutch newspaper Trouw published an interview with Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee member Zahir Muhsein. Here's what he said:

The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel for our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of a Palestinian people, since Arab national interests demand that we posit the existence of a distinct "Palestinian people" to oppose Zionism.

For tactical reasons, Jordan, which is a sovereign state with defined borders, cannot raise claims to Haifa and Jaffa, while as a Palestinian, I can undoubtedly demand Haifa, Jaffa, Beer-Sheva and Jerusalem. However, the moment we reclaim our right to all of Palestine, we will not wait even a minute to unite Palestine and Jordan.

That's pretty clear, isn't it? It's even more specific than Golda Meir's statement. It reaffirms what I have written on this subject. And it is hardly the only such statement of its kind. Arafat himself made a very definitive and unequivocal statement along these lines as late as 1993. It demonstrates conclusively that the Palestinian nationhood argument is the real strategic deception -- one geared to set up the destruction of Israel.

In fact, on the same day Arafat signed the Declaration of Principles on the White House lawn in 1993, he explained his actions on Jordan TV. Here's what he said: "Since we cannot defeat Israel in war, we do this in stages. We take any and every territory that we can of Palestine, and establish a sovereignty there, and we use it as a springboard to take more. When the time comes, we can get the Arab nations to join us for the final blow against Israel."

No matter how many people convince themselves that the aspirations for Palestinian statehood are genuine and the key to peace in the Middle East, they are still deceiving themselves.

I've said it before and I will say it again, in the history of the world, Palestine has never existed as a nation. The region known as Palestine was ruled alternately by Rome, by Islamic and Christian crusaders, by the Ottoman Empire and, briefly, by the British after World War I. The British agreed to restore at least part of the land to the Jewish people as their ancestral homeland. It was never ruled by Arabs as a separate nation.

Why now has it become such a critical priority?

The answer is because of a massive deception campaign and relentless terrorism over 40 years.

Golda Meir was right. Her statement is validated by the truth of history and by the candid, but not widely circulated, pronouncements of Arafat and his lieutenants.

Israel and the West must not surrender to terrorism by granting the killers just what they want -- a public relations triumph and a strategic victory. It's not too late to say no to terrorism. It's not too late to say no to another Arab terror state. It's not too late to tell the truth about Palestine.

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[Exton1]

If the Arabs laid down their weapons today, there would be

no more violence.

If the Israelis laid down their weapons today, there would be

no more Israel.

[topperheartramada]

@smeggerss really? the palestinian territories aren't israel. in israel proper you have over one million arabs who are israeli citizens and enjoy ful rights as the other citizens. no south africa. just israel reserving the right to protect itself against terrorists. had the palestinian authority doene that and recognized israel as a jewish state and withing its current borders there wuold be no conflict or israeli military presence in the palestinian territories.

[meeragreen]

I hope all Palestinians and Israelis burn alive. mofos

[brenluke1]

Revelation 2 verse 9! "I know thy works and tribulations (but thou art rich) and i know the blasphemy of them which say that they are JEWS and are NOT, but are the Synagogue of SATAN. The Land od Israel is neither of those FAKE JEWS OR PALESTINIAN'S. The MOST HIGH in Deut 28 and Lev 26 put a curse on the real children of Israel and scattered them among the nations. When the most high returns he shall collect his remnant(chosen ones) and bring them back into the land! Praise be to YAHWEH

[silviom1966]

Hey jew, back off with your idiotic comment in this video....... a waste of my time

[Exton1]

The esteemed Arab historian, Philip Hitti, stated

before the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry in 1946, "There is no such thing as Palestine in [Arab] history, absolutely not."*

This strange statement was corroborated by several other Arab leaders at that time. So the lies come from those that Hate and will not accept any compromise as long as Israel exists. Asa a result the Arab culture has a stunted growth and have not accomplished anything since the 13th century

[Exton1]

I have read the so called proof about the alleged Palestinian people and it is full of bad logic and lies. First they meld Muslim history with Palestinian history, this is dishonest. Then they make some big leaps of logic. Because they found remnants of cave men in the distant past, that means that Palestinians have been there forever, even though the word Palestine, was a name given in derision by the Romans. refers to the Philistines. Philistines are not Arab and Arabs are not Philistines

[TheNino99999]

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[Kazechirashi]

@Exton1 Muslims or a Muslim nation? Because there is a difference, and if you mean strict, orthodox, officially Muslim nations, then I agree. I was just pointing out that being a bunch of racist pricks doesn't automatically disqualify one from civilization. The Nazis, for example, were some of the most cultured people around in their [dark] day. I am a Christian, definitely not pro-Islam. I was just pointing out 1) every people has a bad history and 2) our definition of "civilized" sucks lol

[Exton1]

@Wassouf10 LOL, what there is no History of Palestine prior to 1964. Tell me when is the last time a Muslim gave to a non-Muslim charity or helped other non Muslim people. They seemed to be absent in Haiti, Japan, and other areas devastated by natural Disasters If fact Muslims have not done anything but HATE since the 13th century. So Genius tell me how do Palestinians differ from other Arabs? What is unique about them besides there hate and stupidity?

[Exton1]

@Kazechirashi - fine name something the Muslims have done since the 13th Century? What do they produce to day besides goats and dates? Basically their hate has frozen them in time and they have made no real contributions to the world in centuries. Civilizations have to grow, and they don't

[Exton1]

@TheNino99999 - So if Palestine is a real country and Palestinians real people What makes them different from other Arabs? Name an Ancient Leader? Name an Ancient City? Tell me where I can read about its history prior to 1964? Want is the Palestinian language; what cultural contribution have Palestrina’s made; name a philosopher or scientist; or what battle have Palestinians ever won.