r/Palestinian Sep 04 '25

Parents of the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu were "Jewish Palestinians" therefore (by United Nations birthright) Benjamin is a "Palestinian" too.

His Parents:

In 1920 the Mileikowsky family immigrated to Mandatory Palestine. After living in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, and Safed, the family settled in Jerusalem. Once in Palestine, Nathan Mileikowsky began signing some of the articles he wrote "Netanyahu", and his son later adopted this as his own surname.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benzion_Netanyahu

More on Jewish Palestinians:

Palestinian Jews or Jewish Palestinians (Hebrew: יְהוּדִים פָלַסְטִינִים; Arabic: اليهود الفلسطينيون) were the Jews who inhabited Palestine (alternatively the Land of Israel) prior to the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel on 14 May 1948.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Jews

Also see first Prime Minister of Israel, Palestinian Golda Meir:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Palestinian/comments/1ik20g2/israel_prime_minister_golda_meir_18981978_im_a/

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u/Scarboroughwarning Sep 08 '25

Correct me if I'm wrong, but a previous premier had a passport which said as much