For an English speaking/reading audience in the United States and Great Britain and the Commonwealth, the term Palestine and Palestinian were everywhere understood to apply to Jews only. There was nothing unusual or contradictory in the use of the terms Palestine and Palestinian in a Jewish context -- they had been in universal use in English speaking countries for generations and from approximately the time of early Zionist activity under the British mandate, Arabs in the country were generally reluctant to define themselves as anything but "Arabs" and all the U.N. resolutions including the partition plan spoke only of Jews and Arabs. Ironically, the term 'Palestinian' was in general use only for the Jewish segment of Palestine. Yiddish radio stations in the United States frequently played what they called "Palestinian folk songs" to refer to the popular tunes describing Jewish pioneers (halutzim) working the land.
