Nadine, Jordan is a state that the Brit's cut out of the former state designated for a Jewish homeland by Balfour, when all modern ME states borders were defined from India to Marrocco after the fall of the Ottoman Empire.
Jordan is wath the Arabs want a so called Palestinian State. The name Jordan came from the previously Trans- Jordan - e.g. East of the river Jordan and this state was carved out of the Jewish homeland to compensate the Hashemite tribe from the Mecca and Medina region for their contribution to the Brit's in their war against the Ottoman Empire. Therefore there is clear fear in the Hashemite Kingdom from the local Arabs who call themselves Palestinians including terrorists like Arafat who came from Egypt.
The truth is that there is no nation called Palestinians and it is an invention of the Arabs as Mr Farah writes
Ever since I wrote a column last October called "Myths of the Middle East," readers from around the world have asked me what is meant by the term "Palestinian."
The simple answer is that it means whatever Yasser Arafat wants it to mean.
Arafat himself was born in Egypt. He later moved to Jerusalem. Indeed, most of the Arabs living within the borders of Israel today have come from some other Arab country at some time in their life.
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Well, as an Arab-American journalist who has spent some time in the Middle East dodging more than my share of rocks and mortar shells, I've got to tell you that these are just phony excuses for the rioting, trouble-making and land-grabbing. ...........................
The truth is that Palestine is no more real than Never-Never Land. The first time the name was used was in 70 A.D. when the Romans committed genocide against the Jews, smashed the Temple and declared the land of Israel would be no more. From then on, the Romans promised, it would be known as Palestine. The name was derived from the Philistines, a Goliathian people conquered by the Jews centuries earlier. It was a way for the Romans to add insult to injury. They also tried to change the name ofJerusalem to Aelia Capitolina, but that had even less staying power. ............................
There is no language known as Palestinian. There is no distinct Palestinian culture. There has never been a land known as Palestine governed by Palestinians. Palestinians are Arabs, indistinguishable from Jordanians (another recent invention), Syrians, Lebanese, Iraqis, etc. Keep in mind that the Arabs control 99.9 percent of the Middle East lands. Israel represents one-tenth of 1 percent of the landmass.
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