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34. The area was called Palestine

Reply to Mossfern (Reply #33)

Sat Sep 21, 2024, 07:18 PM

Sep 2024

Hence, British Palestine Mandate. Makes sense to refer to the people living there as Palestinians (who were not all Arabs).

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