Mike
Palestina - Israël
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It's always a bit of a giggle to hear the claim that 'Palestine never existed,' as if all the maps, history books, and countless documents are just playing a grand game of hide and seek. I suppose Herodotus, the 'Father of History,' was just doodling when he casually referenced Palestine in the 5th century BCE, right?
And those Romans, after the Bar Kokhba revolt, must have been quite the jokers, renaming the area Syria Palaestina as a lark. Let's not even start on the Byzantines, the Ottomans, and all the Western travelers who must've been in on the act, keeping up the 'myth' of Palestine throughout the centuries. Those Ottomans, ruling the region and referencing it as part of Greater Syria with Palestine still on the tip of everyone's tongue—what pranksters!
The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine in 1922 must have been part of this elaborate historical hoax, acknowledging both the Jewish connection and the rights of 'non-Jewish communities.' Borders, flags, administrative structures? Clearly, the props of historical theatre. And the UN's 1947 partition plan that proposed an Arab state in Palestine? Must have been their way of adding a plot twist!
But here's the kicker: this so-called 'phantom' country of Palestine has left an indelible mark, as if history itself is stubbornly insistent on remembering it. Strange how that works, isn't it? It's almost as if... it really existed. But what do I know? I'm just someone who believes that history might be more than a collection of convenient narratives.
Oh, what a surprise! Archaeological and historical evidence somehow managed to find that it wasn't just ancient Jewish communities in the region, but also Canaanites, Philistines, and Arabs living there for ages. Who would have thought? These groups, particularly those ever-present Arab Palestinians, apparently had a bit more to do with the region’s history than just being bystanders. They were actually shaping the cultural and historical landscape all along. Imagine that! Their contributions, so conveniently overlooked, are actually a fundamental part of the rich tapestry of the land’s history, firmly planting Palestinian heritage and identity in the soil of what is historically known as Palestine.
Sources:
1. Finkelstein, I., & Silberman, N. A. (2001). The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts. Simon & Schuster.
2. Khalidi, W. (1997). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Institute for Palestine Studies.
3. Pappe, I. (2006). The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. Oneworld Publications.
4. Whitelam, K. W. (1997). The Invention of Ancient Israel: The Silencing of Palestinian History. Routledge.
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And those Romans, after the Bar Kokhba revolt, must have been quite the jokers, renaming the area Syria Palaestina as a lark. Let's not even start on the Byzantines, the Ottomans, and all the Western travelers who must've been in on the act, keeping up the 'myth' of Palestine throughout the centuries. Those Ottomans, ruling the region and referencing it as part of Greater Syria with Palestine still on the tip of everyone's tongue—what pranksters!
The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine in 1922 must have been part of this elaborate historical hoax, acknowledging both the Jewish connection and the rights of 'non-Jewish communities.' Borders, flags, administrative structures? Clearly, the props of historical theatre. And the UN's 1947 partition plan that proposed an Arab state in Palestine? Must have been their way of adding a plot twist!
But here's the kicker: this so-called 'phantom' country of Palestine has left an indelible mark, as if history itself is stubbornly insistent on remembering it. Strange how that works, isn't it? It's almost as if... it really existed. But what do I know? I'm just someone who believes that history might be more than a collection of convenient narratives.
Oh, what a surprise! Archaeological and historical evidence somehow managed to find that it wasn't just ancient Jewish communities in the region, but also Canaanites, Philistines, and Arabs living there for ages. Who would have thought? These groups, particularly those ever-present Arab Palestinians, apparently had a bit more to do with the region’s history than just being bystanders. They were actually shaping the cultural and historical landscape all along. Imagine that! Their contributions, so conveniently overlooked, are actually a fundamental part of the rich tapestry of the land’s history, firmly planting Palestinian heritage and identity in the soil of what is historically known as Palestine.
Sources:
1. Finkelstein, I., & Silberman, N. A. (2001). The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts. Simon & Schuster.
2. Khalidi, W. (1997). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Institute for Palestine Studies.
3. Pappe, I. (2006). The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine. Oneworld Publications.
4. Whitelam, K. W. (1997). The Invention of Ancient Israel: The Silencing of Palestinian History. Routledge.
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