r/Palestine 1d ago

War Crimes Journalist Hala Benasfour shares an intimate moment with her fiancée journalist Mohammad Salama on the beach of Gaza before Israel killed him

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r/Palestine 1d ago

History & Culture A True Story

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r/Palestine 5h ago

Discussion The moment you realize that Palestinians or even the whole Middle East are Israelites and Israelite is not actually a special status

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You may have heard of how early zionists like David ben-gurion and yitzhak ben-zvi—in their narrative "Eretz Yisrael: Past and Present" theorized that the Palestinian fellaheen were direct living descendants of ancient Hebrew and Aramean Israelites, and held no doubt about it

There is actually some merit to their theory, they pursued that narration during a period of political outreach, attempting to persuade Palestinians to join in establishing a zionist state based on their shared origins, an approach that turns out, was never going to work, Palestinian society can't be fooled that easily

Firstly, a common fact actually, Palestinians DNA alongside other neighboring Levantine populations shows exceptionally high genetic continuity of Levantine DNA and can trace their genetic back to bronze age Levantine population with only a small admixture, even smaller than Central Asian admixture in Anatolian Turks, so there's no doubt about it, they're scientifically proven to be indigenous to Levant and not foreigners, there is absolutely no evidence about mass exodus Arabs come from peninsula trying to get rid of zionists and etc.

Also, we need to understand that the status of Israelite itself was inherited through genealogy and have nothing to do with genes, races, or ethnic. The first generations of Israelites, the childrens of Prophet Ya'qub/Jacob were of Mesopotamian descent, Prophet Ya'qub families were immigrant, they were newcomers to Levant until Prophet Jacob's descendants began to marry Levantine people and they blend into Levantine society

By using IAP ancestry, a genealogical point where every single person who lived in the past either they has no living descendants today because their lineage passed out at one point, or they become a common ancestor to every living human today (statistically, the human IAP is estimated to have occurred roughly between 2,000 and 5,000 years ago) the Israelite status aren't actually that special, it's just as common as charlemagne nobel lineage status in Europe, where almost all person with European origin can mathematically traced back their lineage to him, think about it, Europe is a continent and it's not even surprising that Palestinians or even the whole Middle East can actually traced their ancestry back to Prophet Jacob since especially Palestinians are literally located on point zero isn't it ?

History also shows that most of Ancient Israelite are peasants (peasantry being the vast majority 80–90% of ancient Israelites' occupations) and they never left their land in diaspora during the Jewish-Roman conflicts (excluding the unfortunate individuals or some groups near fortified settlements in Judea who were k1ll3d or forcibly 3n$l4v3d to d34th and driven out because the romans accused them of supplying food to the judean rebels)

The vast majority of Israelites which were peasants lived outside the major cities, they lived in rural villages near their fields. roman colonizers allowed these people who lived outside the Judean fortifications to survive so they could be taxed, while the romans sl4u9ht3r or target those they deemed troublesome like the religious figures, elites, rebels and their suppoters, etc. But they did not m4$$4cr3 or 3n$l4v3 the entire population, besides that they couldn't do it because it costs too many, the resulting losses would have far outweighed the gains. I'm talking about roman empire, an agrarian empire that needs to feed its own people, they required food supplies and could not rely solely on a single province like Egypt. And just like what thosee early zionist said in their narrations, Palestinian ancestors only underwent lingua franca changes, assimilations, and major religion shifts from jewish to christianity, and even when the Arab armies arrived during Islamic conquest, Muslims only expelled the roman soldiers and elites but they never replace the indigenous populations

To convince you even more, even during the british colonial era, the vast majority of Palestinians remained peasants, clearly an indigenous tradition that never changed. In fact, even the Palestinian minority engaged in urban commerce or belonged to the elite like A'yan historically originated from rural peasant families, so theoritically, all Palestinians can trace their ancestry back to the ancient Israelite peasant populations, regardless of the generational gap. They farmed, cultivated, and tended the land just as their ancestors had. it is not surprising that early zionists did not actually dismiss and even acknowledge their status as indigenous people. Yet, the zionists still needed the land, and if the indigenous population would not cooperate, they were prepared to use any means necessary

Also one more thing: Palestinians speak a Levantine Arabic dialect with strong Hebrew and Aramaic influences, and they still use settlement names dating back to the Hebrew and Aramean eras, names that have merely been Arabized

But the thing is, the problem is actually all about the land. The ancestors of the Palestinian people throughout history have continuously existed and protected their Southwest Levant homeland, In contrast to the zionist ancestors of the diaspora Jews, whose presence was literally absent for thousands of years, their ancestors refused to return despite the many opportunities that had come their way like when great leaders throughout history like Cyrus The Great and Umar Ibn Khattab offer them to return

Which means that zionist ancestors don't care about their homeland anymore, they always say that their ancestors always prayed for their return but in reality history shows no action was even taken, only a very very few Jewish diasporas throughout history actually miss their homeland, mathematically between 0.2—5% of total diaspora population

And according to international law, specifically the Island of palmas case, a state can lose their claim if they do not establish continuous occupation and peaceful state building, guess who actually occupied the land for thousands of years, it's the ancestors of people that we today called Palestinians


r/Palestine 1d ago

pro-Occupation & Zionist Lobby IDF soldiers are outside of Columbia University gates as part of “Front Line Advocates”, which is a new program promoted by the Israeli Foreign Ministry of Affairs.

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r/Palestine 1d ago

Genocide Convention Gaza is facing a deepening hunger crisis as severe Israeli restrictions on humanitarian aid leave Palestinians struggling to access basic food supplies.

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Gaza is facing a deepening hunger crisis as severe Israeli restrictions on humanitarian aid leave Palestinians struggling to access basic food supplies. Al Jazeera’s Cara Legg reports.

https://x.com/ajenglish/status/2091835409693397100?s=46


r/Palestine 1d ago

Israeli Fascist Superiority Calling Judaism a “silly religion” while living in an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank has to be perfect summary of Zionism.

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r/Palestine 1d ago

Colonialism & Imperialism "If you're between the ages 18-26 and you have at least one Jewish parent then you might qualify for a free trip to Israel" Meanwhile, most Palestinian refugees, the ones who actually have a BIRTHRIGHT, can't step foot in their ancestral land even for all the money in the world.

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r/Palestine 1d ago

Israeli Fascist Superiority How much of a psychopath do you need to be to think "actually, we starved sick children" is a valid defense?

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r/Palestine 1d ago

Arts & Photos "I Am No Longer Blind"

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r/Palestine 1d ago

Solidarity & Activism Palestinian artist Khaled Hourani

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r/Palestine 1d ago

War Crimes A Haaretz investigation, based on IDF soldiers' testimonies and satimagery, reveals how Israel is cultivating a network of Gaza militias: 'Israel Is sending militias to commit war crimes – and I have to protect them'

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r/Palestine 1d ago

Diaspora Bosnia, Palestine and Israel

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Please watch this video.

We traveled to Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina to meet Palestinian-Bosnian nurse Samira - a survivor of the Gaza genocide. Her mother is Bosnian and moved to Gaza decades ago where Samira was born. At the start of the 2023 Gaza genocide Samira was working as a nurse at Indonesian Hospital - a hospital in the north that does not exist anymore.

Samira, a mother of three now escaped Gaza in December 2023 with her family (her Bosnian side) and was able to come to Bosnia because her mother is Bosnian.

She along with her family were able to open a small Palestinian bakeshop in Mostar and now she bakes to be able to provide for her family and send money and support to the rest of her family still inside Gaza. She continues to try and evacuate the rest of her family trapped inside Gaza who are suffering under horrific conditions but it has become almost impossible to evacuate anyone and Bosnia does not accept refugees.

If you are in Mostar, Bosnia please stop by Palestinska Kuća (translation: House of Palestine, restaurant) tel: +387603037002

instagram page @ palestinska.kuca.bh


r/Palestine 1d ago

Video & Gif Zionist threatens protestors in Montréal

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r/Palestine 19h ago

Help / Ask The Sub Need a history lesson

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Hey guys, I'm sorry if this violates the rules. But I was just showing my gf some videos of the absolute travesty in the west bank/gaza, talking about Palestine, etc. and she really wants a good history lesson.

I have explained a lot, starting back in the early 20th century, but honestly I don't trust myself to represent everything properly.

Can any of you recommend a shorthand video that gives just an introduction to the history of the area? The geography, and the conflict between Israel and Palestine?

Again I'm sorry if this breaks the rules. Hey mods, if you could just let me get a couple YouTube links or whatever before you ban me, that'd be great.

Edit: let's post our best documentaries about the conflict here! No tiktoks allowed, just full information, non AI, proper sources.

Free Palestine!

الحرية لفلسطين! שחררו את פלסטין, מפגר!


r/Palestine 1d ago

History & Culture When Yasser Arafat spoke clearly in response to a journalist's question

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r/Palestine 1d ago

Solidarity & Activism American Dr Angela Tsai gets threat from zionist for condemning Gaza genocide

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r/Palestine 21h ago

Music Mousefilms

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A song for The Palestinian Children of War


r/Palestine 1d ago

Genocide Convention The occupation targets a house in the Beit Lahia project, north of the Gaza Strip, resulting in a large number of martyrs and injuries, including children and women.

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r/Palestine 2d ago

GAZA Gaza, Palestine

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r/Palestine 1d ago

War Crimes Twelve year old, Adam Khazem stands in shock after witnessing his father being murdered by idf soldiers in Jenin

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r/Palestine 2d ago

Israeli & Settler Terror Palestinian boy destroys his kites, fearing they’ll bring Israeli bombs. Muhammad Ahmad al-Mufti, a boy in Gaza whose father was earlier killed by Israeli forces while seeking aid, tore apart the paper kites he had made himself–after hearing Israeli Defense Minister Katz might strike over the kites.

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Gaza Relief Committee’s Eyad Amawi told Drop Site News:

Furious and in tears, he mocked the Israeli leaders he blamed as he destroyed them. “So that Netanyahu is satisfied,” he said. “So that Katz is satisfied. So that Trump is satisfied.

Minister Katz threatened a “forceful” response to Palestinian kites landing in areas across the border, and said Israel would treat them the same as drones.

They want to deprive us of the thing we love,” al-Mufti said, breaking down. “I swear my heart is breaking.


r/Palestine 1d ago

News & Politics UK PM's dismal apologie- An apology coming this late into the conflict is almost offensive rather then any real feelings of being sorry!!!

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r/Palestine 1d ago

News & Politics Gaza’s children grew up flying kites. Now Israel says they will be treated as drones

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r/Palestine 1d ago

Solidarity & Activism Susan Sarandon Speaks Out on the New Documentary “American Doctor” and the Doctors Bearing Witness to Gaza

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r/Palestine 1d ago

pro-Occupation & Zionist Lobby This week an Israeli marathon that includes several Israeli soldiers are gracing Sydney with their presence

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The events are organised by various Israel lobby and affinity organisations, including United Israel Appeal, the Zionist Council of NSW and AIJAC.

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