Are the Palestinians really an actual people?

Question

They didn't start calling themselves that until after 1948 . . .

Answer 1

No. And there isn't a "Palestine" or Palestinians in the bible. The people are Philistines from Philistia (Plishtim and Peleshet) in the bible, and that was near GREECE! Read the facts and tell me where they were first.

http://www.palestinefacts.org/pf_early.php

http://www.wacklepedia.com/p/pa/palestinian.html

Answer 2

You are very wrong! Palestine is in the old testament in the bible! Palestinians and Jews are basically the same ,is the Europea that has brought hatred between them ,because of land, it was Israel that came into existence in 1948, due to the nazi holocaust and the right for them to have their own land , they were offered some land in North Africa ,they declined , they have history and religion in Palestine where both have lived and fought for millenia! Now of course due to the guilt of Europe, United States too, they arm Israel and give the Palestinians the blankets ,is true, go search yourself.But they both have the same father, Abraham ,different mothers, this is all ,look at them similar ,of course the European Jews are a bit quite different ,even with their tactics. Pray for peace, understanding and the humaniy of men.

Answer 3

There is a Palestinian group, certainly. They are Arab and Muslim, mostly, with a Christian minority. I accept a nationality, but at this point, it is a pointless point with their government, leadership and problems. I feel that if they really wanted a country of their own, they would have accepted the partition back in '49.

Their problems are not that they are Muslim and Arab Palestinian. Those are not my issues. They expect Israelis to support the right of return of refugees, when they started the war in the first place, illegally attacking another nation with five Arab states behind them. Then their leaders told them to leave and that they would come back for 'all the land'. That the land was ancient Jewish land in the hand of Ottomans never occurred to them. The land was legally purchased and acquired through the Ottomans and British. There were settlements since the 1860's. It was 'okay' till the riots of 1929. Then it was 'wrong'.

I am not against Palestinians having a country. If they want one, fine. When people stop digging beneath walls to get into Israel, when they stop asking for Jerusalem, when they stop asking for the right of return and stop being so difficult about land setttlements, allowing them to trade land, build alternate houses and look at financial compensation as options for Arabs, as well as clearing out what they can reasonably and over a longer period than three months. When Palestinians become reasonable, they will get a homeland and there will be peace. Till then...

Answer 4

You are wrong.
Palestine has, historically, and for countless generations, been lived in by Palestinians.
After 1948 their territory was much diminished by the creation of the state of Israel, a dubious legal move by states (specially England) who were undoubtedly trying to exculpate themselves from their failure to adequately protect Jewish peoples in Germany and elsewhere before, during and after the 2nd world war.
Are Jews, a traditionally nomadic race, an any more "actual" people?
Do 12 separate tribes constitute a people?

Answer 5

Yes they are real group of peoples. Palestine comes from the ancient word Philistine which was the name of the peoples who lived in that area of what is now Palastine. Below I have included some information about these peoples and when they came into being:

The Philistines were one of a number of Sea Peoples who reached the eastern Mediterranean region during the final years of the Late Bronze age and the initial stage of the Iron age (ca. 1250-1100 BCE). The Sea Peoples were an amalgamation of various ethnic groups, primarily of Aegean and south-eastern European origin. They arrived in the eastern Mediterranean during the upheavals at the end of the Bronze age, and were responsible, in part, for the major changes that occurred during this transitional period.

The Philistines, who seemed to be of Aegean origin, settled on the southern coastal plain of Canaan/Land of Israel, in the area that later became known as Philistia. Though bringing unique aspects in their material culture (such as Aegean style pottery, cultic objects and architecture, and political organization), they quite rapidly adopted local Canaanite language and culture, and within some 150 years to a large extent were highly assimilated with the surrounding cultures. With their arrival, they did usher in important innovations, introducing for example efficient military and political organization and superior iron weaponry. The Philistine political organization appears to have been based on a loose alliance of the five main cities, Ashkelon, Ashdod, Ekron, Gath (apparently Tell es-Safi), and Gaza.

In the early stages of the Iron age, the Philistines extended their rule to areas in the Land of Israel beyond Philistia itself, presenting a substantial antagonist to the then crystallizing Israelite entity. The ongoing tension between the Philistines and the Israelites as portrayed in the Bible in the books of Judges and Samuel mirrors this situation. In fact, many believe that the primary reason for the founding of the Israelite kingdom, at first by Saul, but more successfully by David, was an answer to the Israelite’s tribes inability to efficiently counter the Philistine threat.

Answer 6

Palestinians are people with family origins mainly in Palestine. Their religion is primarily Islam, with Christianity, Judaism, Druze, and other minorities. Today, they are mainly Arabic-speaking.

Under the British mandate period from 1918 to 1948, the term "Palestinian" referred to anyone native to Palestine, regardless of their religion; Muslim, Christian, Jew, or Druze.[1] Since the creation of Israel, the application of "Palestinian" to native Palestinian Jews has lessened, and they are now simply identified as "Israelis".

The Palestinian National Covenant, as revised by the Palestine Liberation Organization in 1968, defines Palestinians as those Arab citizens who were living normally in Palestine up to 1947, and all their descendants through the male line. Jews of Palestinian origin were also considered Palestinians "if they were willing to live peacefully and loyally in Palestine".[3] The most recent draft of the Palestinian constitution states: "Palestinian citizenship shall be organized by law without prejudicing the right of anyone who acquired it before 15 May 1948 in accordance with the law or the right of the Palestinian who was resident in Palestine before that date. This right is transmitted from fathers and mothers to their children. The right endures unless it is given up voluntarily."

Answer 7

Yes they are real-I know a family of them who now live in the UK after fleeing Israel.
The name basically covers all people who were in Palestinian area before Israel was created after WW2.

Answer 8

A Semitic genre

Answer 9

What do u mean they are really an actual people, they've been in this land long times ago. They always had the name palestine!!

Answer 10

no duh.meet an actual Palestinian person one time.Also, during that time and earlier, all of israel was dubbed "palestine" and the name was used mostly by the germans