Slimebeast on 05 August 2010
Just like Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Jordan, Palestine and the Palestininan people are modern creations without much historical legitimacy. These nations and peoples are artificial creations due to the fall and territorial withdrawal of the British and Ottoman empire who ruled these lands for centuries.
There has never ever existed a Palestinian nation.
Historically speaking there is no Palestinian people and no Jordan, Iraqi or Syrian nations. Iraq could as well have been named Mesopotamia since it geographically correlates somewhat with ancient Mesopotamia, while the modern states of Syria and Egypt happened to get names that reflect their historical geographical position.
