Comments by "Sim Ko" (@simko8665) on "A Palestinian father tells the story of how his family was stuck in the basement for 12 days" video.

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  15.  @Amélie-r7r  A nice list, it's just a shame that it has no historical and factual basis. The Philistines who came from the islands of the Aegean Sea thousands of years ago and settled in what is now called the Gaza Strip and the surrounding area, disappeared already in the days of King David about 1,900 years ago. There were never people called Palestinians in this area unless they were transparent and no one saw them until the 20th century. No historian or pilgrim or traveler saw such creatures, nor mentioned them in their writings. If there were people with that name they would be mentioned by name. Herodotus and other historians wrote only about the Philistines I mentioned. The Romans were the first to call this region Palestina in order to obliterate the rebellious Judah in them. The Romans also called this region Syria-Palestine or Syria Prima and Syria Secunda. Now you can ask Syria to give them back all their territories and call it Palestina, why not? No one claimed that this land was empty. There were Arabs, Jewish Christians, Druze and more. But this land was not inhabited. You can read the book of Mark Twain and other travelers describing a desolate land, without water, without shade, without trees and bare mountains. They rode for many hours until they met a man. During the Ottoman times, this region was a deserted and neglected corner in the Ottoman Empire. Even Holy Jerusalem was like that. Only poor beggars and sick children in every corner. At some point the Ottomans started calling it Palestine following the Romans. Before that, the Crusaders called it the Holy Land. When the British occupied the area, they did not change the name of it and issued passports and used the name Palestine in their documents. There was even a Palestinian soccer team, but all the players were exclusively Jewish. This team that represented this illumination also had a flag with Palestine written on top of a Star of David. There were never people called Palestinians in this area unless they were transparent and no one saw them until the 20th century. No historian or pilgrim or traveler saw such creatures, nor mentioned them in their writings. If there were people with that name they would be mentioned by name. Herodotus and other historians wrote only about the Philistines I mentioned. The Romans were the first to call this region Palestine in order to obliterate the rebellious Judah in them. The Romans also called this region Syria-Palestine or Syria Prima and Syria Secunda. Now you can ask Syria to give them back all their territories and to it Palestina, why not? No one claimed that this land was empty. There were Arabs, Jewish Christians, Druze and more. But this land was not inhabited. You can read the book of Mark Twain and other travelers describing a desolate land, without water, without shade, without trees and bare mountains. They rode for many hours until they met a human being. You claimed that there was a Palestinian state. How come that no one have heard about it. Who were their Prime Ministers/Presidents, can you show me a coin of this state, an Archeological finding? How they fit in? When the British occupied the area, they did not change the name of it and issued passports and used the name Palestine in their documents. There was even a Palestinian soccer team, but all the players were exclusively Jewish. This team that represented this illumination also had a flag with Palestine written on top of a Star of David. You also claim that Israel conquered the "state" of Palestine in 1948. Why do you think this happened? Half a year earlier, the United Nations decided to divide this land between Israel and the Arabs. The Israelis agreed, while the Arabs opposed it and started a war against Israel. They also called on the surrounding countries to send an army to destroy Israel. Fortunately for Israel, this did not happen, and it was able to repel the invaders. You claim that Israel killed thousands of Palestinians. Well, after Deir Yassin the local Arabs did not wait for the Jews to arrive but simply left everything behind and fled. They even did not see a single Israeli soldier. Another reason for their departure was their leaders who encourage them to hurry and leave until the Arabs destroyed the Jews and pushed them to the sea, and then they could return to their homes and to the homes of the Jews. Those who listened to them are today refugees, and those who did not, are today citizens with equal rights in Israel and enjoy a good life there. • The Arabs in this place have no advantage and rights over the Jews there. Most of the Arabs who today are called "Palestinians" arrived there in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as migrant workers and settled there. You can identify them even today where they arrived from by their surnames. At exactly this time, waves of Jews from Eastern European countries and from Yemen also began to immigrate. The Jews bought lands from the Arab owners for good money and established villages and farms. So the lesson learned from this is that whoever starts a war should take into account that he may also lose as in this case, and he has no choice but to make accusations only against himself and not blame others, as you do. Let me suggest you to read the history of that region of the last 200 years starting 1831. After reading it you'll get wiser.
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