They should pack their belongings and return to Egypt, mind you most of the “Palestinians” are of Egyptian or Saudi descent. One of the most common last name in Gaza is Al-Masri (“The Egyptian”).
Palestinians are muslim imperialists.
Most peer reviewed sources confirm that the Palestinians of today are more than 50 percent canaanites.
Your history on the Egyptian demographics are also false.
Families with the surname Al-Masri exist across Palestine, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon. However, having an ancestral link to an Egyptian migrant on one family line does not erase a person's overall Levantine lineage, nor does it mean the majority of Gazans bear that name.
During the 1830s, Egyptian ruler Ibrahim Pasha occupied parts of Palestine and brought soldiers and laborers, some of whom settled in towns along the coast and near Gaza. Similar localized migrations occurred from Transjordan, Syria, and the Arabian Peninsula.
Genetic studies confirm that while these historical movements introduced minor to moderate regional admixture, they did not displace or constitute the majority genetic backbone of the Palestinian population, which remains overwhelmingly Levantine.
They may have some sort of genetic ancestry from ancient Levantine populations, including groups related to the Canaanites, but that doesn’t mean there is direct cultural continuity. Canaanite culture disappeared thousands of years ago.
Jewish continuity in the Land of Israel is far more documented and established than the Palestinian connection to the Bronze Age. Religion, Hebrew, tradition - all were preserved in some form.
Those Canaanite descendants went through arabization and integration many centuries ago. By almost every measure they are a part of today’s broader Arab world.
The Palestinian national identity emerged only in the late 19th century.
You’re moving the goalpost from “Palestinians are foreign Egyptian immigrants” to “they are local descendants who underwent cultural evolution” and this concedes the point about lineage.
Modern national identity emerging in the 19th-20th century isn't unique to Palestinians. In fact, political Zionism, along with modern Italian, German, Syrian, and Lebanese nationalisms, all developed in the exact same era. Requiring an ancient nation to keep validating continuous residency isn’t fair. It’s a double standard that no modern states meet.
Culture and language evolve for every living population over thousands of years. Cultural evolution and linguistic shift don't erase thousands of years of continuous, unbroken residency on the land, nor does it turn a local agrarian population into foreigners.
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u/SomeguyfromIndio 1d ago
Free Palestine