Modern Palestinians are NOT Descended From Ancient Philistines -- Implications?

One Enduring Gaza Truth?: The most enduring truth of the current unrest between modern Palestinians and the Jews is this: The fight is between two ancient residents who both equally have rights to the land. Correct? Actually, you’ll be amazed that this idea, now prevalent around the globe--is certainly false.

Philistines Were Cretan: The Jews, as descendants from the ancient Hebrews, have a strong claim to Israel. But the Palestinians are not descended directly from ancient Philistines. So are their claims still equally legitimate? For example, the most infamous Palestinian since Goliath, Yasser Arafat was born in Egypt. Does this fact shock you? And does it change your opinion of the current war? Ironically, and to understand the graft in Gaza, Arafat died a billionaire at $5.5 Billion!!

By Sir Larry SWART on 2023 11 13

Interesting and factyal

By Joe Boudreault on 2023 11 13

Mr. O'Connell, as shiny as it looks, this is another unrealistic pipe dream that will never happen. It must be pointed out that the palestinians do not want another place. They want to continue to occupy and totally own Israel AFTER they have wiped out all the Jews. Palestinians never would and never could live elsewhere. Never.

By Helen Sabin on 2023 11 13

This is an idea whose time was run...GAZA was given to the Palestinians in 2005 and what did those stupid people do? ELECT Hamas to run their government. GAZA and all its assets were of value and were thrown away when Hamas decided to attack Israel. I hope they get their behinds handed to them in a major way and force ARAB countries to take in this disposed people who look at gift horse in the sights of their guns. STUPID IS AS STuPID DOES but it's like giving prisoners in jails the modern jails of TV's, gyms, pools, etc .

I had former grad students write me about Hamas using pipes in the yards and street to be made into munitions. Pipes and etc from the hot houses were removed, etc. Hamas is as Forrest Gump states. They do NOT want to make peace but war.

By News on the Net on 2023 11 13

From a CFP Reader: Brooks

Absolutely insane. If it were an earthly paradise they’d still destroy it and blame everyone else.

By News on the Net on 2023 11 13

From a CFP Reader: Gary R.

I tried to read through this article but found the premise difficult to understand.

The author seems to say that the Arabs on the Gaza strip have no historical basis to justify their being there.

On the other hand, the Jews [Ashkenazi “jews” primary and House of Judah jews very secondary] supposedly have a historical justification for being there.

So what I say, to all of this. Israel is not God’s Israel. It is a deep state creation through the Rothschilds and the Balfour declaration. There were nearly a million Arabs living peacefully when the “jews” started to arrive in the late 1800’s, early 1900’s. The jews had not been there in any number since 70 AD.

Is the author basically saying that the Arabs shouldn’t be there and the jews have every right to be there??

By Joe Boudreault on 2023 11 13

Gary, why would you thing that God did not know about the Balfour declaration and how it would work for the Diaspora? Smarten up and think again. Israel is the homeland state of the Jews alone. Tens of thousands of Arabs already integrated into a Jewish state, not an Arab state.

By D Morrell on 2023 11 14

An interesting perspective but I don't believe it would work. There are too many big players with vengeance in mind re the Zionist victories in 1948, 1967 and post the Oslo Accords. Conflating the Islamic faith with a displaced arab population has led to a crusade to exterminate every Zionist "infidel" that ever lived. No race of people deserves that. The previous Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Al Husseini helped kick-start that decades earlier but now others are left to continue the war and it will not stop easily. Israel has always offered a one state solution minus the terrorism - but experience has proved that difficult to maintain. The Saudis, Kuwait and Jordan have all had their fingers burned in the past 75 years which is the reason they will not step forward and offer land. What may work is for Israel to retain sovereignty and rebuild Gaza with international finance. They could start by offering citizenship to previous occupants provided they renounce their Palestinian affiliations, obey the rule of law and receive concessions of land and housing. The same citizenship would also be extended to Zionists and other nationalities that wish to migrate. Israeli authorities would have to police the Gaza strip and maintain strict control. No more Hamas or Hezbollah influence. It would certainly send a message to those who seek revenge and misbehave.

By Allan Aanonson on 2023 11 14

Bring them to the American desert was the original idea? The craziest thing I have heard in my life. Build them a beautiful pristine city in Jordan/Syria. Nice thought, but it will look like the originally beautiful pristine projects in Chicago and all Democrat run cities within days. It will also be blown up by Hamas in days since they want Gaza, Gaza makes them billions of dollars of money every year. Hamas/ISIS will make it look like Gaza again in days after occupation.

By ROY TREPANIER on 2023 11 14

This article is full of lies and deceptive comments and here is one.........
"this is unfair to remove the Palestinians from their rightful lands". That is an outright lie. Gaza was Israel's until they GAVE it to the Palestinians (Arab Muslim's) as a peace offering, which they promptly destroyed within 90 days (Including a $2 BILION GREENHOUSE INDUSTRY). They even used the Israeli military to physically and forcefully remove 10,000 Jews from their own homes to give to these animals. I watched it on the news.
They would destroy TELOSA in the same way. The Hamas charter states the only reason for their existance is to KILL JEWS. They don't want land, they don't want peace, all the want is dead Jews.
Listen to them and believe them.
Rev. Roy...........<><

By Joe Boudreault on 2023 11 14

Palestinians do not deserve a single square foot of land anywhere in the world. What they NEED is to seek God's forgiveness, repent, and live amongst other humans in peace. Nor ever likely to happen, tho.

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