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Originally Posted by _Q_
A bit off topic, but those that are claiming that Palestinian isn't a nationality are being highly ignorant. I myself, as well as many friends of mine are Palestinian and I can assure you we are not the same as other Arabs. Sure we all speak the same language, but every region in the Middle East has their own distinct regional culture, dialect, cuisine, national dress, etc. So much so that when I go to any other Arab country, I stand out as obviously being Palestinian the moment I start conversing with the locals. Sure, you can debate who's wrong and who's right in this whole situation, but debating whether or not the 5 million Arabs in Israel, West Bank and Gaza aren't a distinct culture is borderline racist.
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I'm not questioning whether you identify as being Palestinian. I'm merely saying that when people say the word Palestinian they usually don't understand that not everyone in Israeli controlled territories is Palestinian. There was a state created in 1922 called Transjordan whose sole purpose was to rule over modern-day Jordan and Palestine/Israel (and to take into account Jewish settlements). Then in 1945 Jordan was recognized as a kingdom and in 1950 (after the civil/Independence War) they annexed the West Bank and East Jerusalem which was condemned by the Arab Leagues.
I'm sure that over the past 70 years a unique culture and dialect has developed, but before that there is no proof that I'm aware of that Palestinians as a people have been distinctly identified as anything other than Arabs living in that area. Please correct me if I'm wrong.