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Palestine: The Lie That Became a Nation
The story of “Palestine” is a masterclass in historical revisionism, a tale so audacious in its fabrication that it has convinced much of the world to accept a fiction as fact. But the truth is far simpler: there has never been a nation called Palestine, no indigenous “Palestinian” people, no unique culture, and no sovereign history. What exists instead is a narrative carefully crafted to erase Jewish history and delegitimize the Jewish state.
“Palestine” was born not from a people, but from the ashes of Jewish rebellion. In 70 CE, after destroying the Second Temple in Jerusalem, the Romans sought to wipe out any vestige of Jewish identity. They renamed Judea “Palestina,” a deliberate insult to recall the long-extinct Philistines.
It was an act of historical erasure, a rebranding meant to break the spirit of the Jewish people.
For centuries after, the name barely appeared. During the Crusades, Christian invaders resurrected the term, but it was never associated with a distinct nation. Even under Ottoman rule, the area had no defined borders, no centralized governance, and certainly no “Palestinian” identity. This was not a country—it was a backwater of empires.
The so-called Palestinians are not an ancient people. They are a patchwork of Arabs who migrated to the region in search of opportunity. In the late 19th century, when Jewish immigrants began revitalizing the land, turning swamps into farms and deserts into orchards, Arabs flocked to these newly created jobs. In 1864, Jerusalem’s population was a mere 15,000—mostly Jewish, with Muslims and Christians splitting the remainder. But as Zionist efforts breathed life into the land, economic opportunities attracted waves of Arab migrants.
By 1948, when Israel declared independence, many of the Arabs living in the region were recent arrivals. They had no deep historical roots, no connection to the land beyond that of opportunistic settlers. Yes, settlers—just not the kind you hear demonized in the media today.
The Palestinian identity is a modern invention, crafted not for self-determination but as a weapon against Israel. Until the mid-20th century, Arabs referred to the area as “Southern Syria.” Arab leaders openly denied the existence of Palestine as a nation. In 1937, Arab leader Auni Bey Abdul Hadi told the British Peel Commission: “There is no such country as Palestine! Palestine is a term the Zionists invented!” Even as late as 1964, when the PLO was formed, its charter explicitly rejected claims to the West Bank and Gaza, as these were under Jordanian and Egyptian control. The focus wasn’t statehood—it was Israel’s destruction.
Palestinian leaders like Yasser Arafat didn’t build a nation; they built a propaganda machine.
They rewrote history, claiming Canaanite ancestry to establish false historical claims. They declared Jesus, a Jew from Judea, to be a Palestinian prophet. They denied the Jewish Temple ever existed, even though Islamic records from the 1920s acknowledged its presence. Their tactics are simple: erase Jewish history, steal Jewish heritage, and repeat the lie until it becomes truth.
The Palestinian refugee crisis is perhaps the greatest propaganda triumph of all. In 1948, as five Arab armies invaded Israel, local Arab leaders urged their people to flee, promising they could return once the Jews were “pushed into the sea.” Hundreds of thousands left voluntarily. Yet these same Arabs now claim victimhood, portraying themselves as forcibly displaced.
Meanwhile, Israel absorbed nearly a million Jewish refugees expelled from Arab lands, integrating them into society despite scarce resources. The Arab world, in contrast, kept Palestinian refugees in squalor, refusing to grant them citizenship or basic rights. They turned them into political pawns, their misery perpetuated to fuel anti-Israel sentiment.
Palestinian nationalism has never been about statehood. It has always been about Israel’s destruction. From the early 20th-century riots to Arafat’s “phased strategy” of the 1970s, the goal has remained the same: a land without Jews, from the river to the sea. Their maps erase Israel entirely. Their textbooks teach children that Jewish history is a lie. Their leaders glorify terrorists as martyrs.
And yet, the world rewards this behavior.
Billions in international aid flow to the Palestinian Authority, which funnels it into corruption, incitement, and terror.
The United Nations dedicates more resources to Palestinian refugees—who are defined uniquely as inheritable refugees—than to any other group. The lie of Palestine has become a global industry.
The land of Israel is not occupied—it is reclaimed. For millennia, Jews prayed to return to Jerusalem. The Western Wall is not some incidental ruin; it is the beating heart of Jewish history. Every stone in Judea and Samaria tells a story of Jewish presence, from Abraham’s journey to the Second Temple.
Palestinian claims to the land are not only baseless but hypocritical. The Koran itself acknowledges the land as the inheritance of the Children of Israel. Arab leaders know this but suppress it. They prefer the myth of oppression to the reality of coexistence.
There is an undeniable tragedy to the Palestinian story—not the one they’ve been taught to believe, but the reality of what they’ve been made into. Generations of Palestinians have been sold a false narrative, a carefully constructed lie designed not to uplift them but to weaponize them. They have been told they are part of an ancient, oppressed nation, heirs to a history that never existed, all to serve the political and ideological goal of eradicating the Jewish state. It is heartbreaking that so many Palestinians today live their lives entrenched in this falsehood, their identities shaped by hatred and resentment. Many do not know the true history of the land or the circumstances that brought their ancestors here.
They don’t realize how deeply they’ve been manipulated by their own leaders, by Arab regimes that have used them as pawns in their war against Israel.
Worse, the lie has cost them the chance to build a future. While their leaders feed them fantasies of victimhood and stolen heritage, they’ve lost decades to stagnation, corruption, and violence. It is sad—profoundly sad—that instead of being empowered with the truth and the means to create a thriving society, they’ve been chained to a narrative of blame and bitterness. This isn’t just a tragedy for Israel or the Jewish people; it’s a tragedy for the Palestinians themselves. They deserve better than this, but their leaders and the international community have ensured they’ll never get it.
In an age when tearing down monuments and rewriting history has become disturbingly commonplace, the battle over the truth of “Palestine” is more urgent than ever. History is not a malleable story to suit political agendas; it is the foundation of identity, culture, and justice. Yet, the Palestinian narrative represents a calculated attempt to erase Jewish history and replace it with fiction—a narrative built on the ashes of truth.
The danger is clear: if we allow history to be rewritten, if we let lies stand unchallenged, the truth will disappear. The Jewish connection to the land of Israel is not just a historical fact—it is a living reality, etched into the stones of Jerusalem, written in the Bible, and carried in the hearts of the Jewish people for thousands of years. To let that be erased is to betray not only the Jewish story but also the integrity of history itself.
We must not let the world forget what is real. The land of Israel was never Palestinian. Its story belongs to the Jewish people, and no amount of propaganda can change that.
The stakes are too high to let falsehoods prevail. Now is the time to stand for truth and ensure that the history of Israel, and the Jewish people, remains intact for generations to come.
“Palestine” is not a nation—it’s a narrative. A narrative built on erasure, appropriation, and outright fabrication. The Arabs who now call themselves Palestinians are not indigenous to the land of Israel. Their leaders do not seek peace; they seek the elimination of Israel. And the international community, blinded by money, antisemitism, and political correctness, plays along.
The Jewish people have returned home after 2,000 years. No amount of propaganda can change that. The land of Israel is not stolen; it is restored. The question is not whether the Palestinians deserve a state. The question is whether the world will stop enabling their lies long enough to let peace take root. Until then, the lie of Palestine will remain a barrier to truth—and to justice.