Your claim is a Zionist myth meant to delegitimize Palestinian existence. Yes, Palestinians identified as Arabs, just like Syrians, Lebanese, and Jordanians did, because modern national identities evolved over time, but that doesn't mean they weren't a distinct people with a deep connection to the land. Historical records from Ottoman and British rule refer to the local Arab population as "Filastinians" (Palestinians), and newspapers, documents, and literature from the 19th and early 20th centuries prove that Palestinians saw themselves as belonging to Palestine long before the 1960s.
The fact that Palestinians asserted their identity in opposition to Zionist displacement doesn't mean they made it up; it means they were resisting dispossession.
Again, documented history > your Zionist bullshyt.
What was the easiest way for Zionist colonists to legitimize ethnic cleansing and war crimes? Delegitimize their victims, and frame them as wandering nomads with no roots or history, completely erasing their Palestinian identity.
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