Did Arabs really envision or strive for an "independent Palestinian state" before 1964?

Submitted by DrRJP (United States), Jan 29, 2008 at 20:55

... although the Arabs wanted to make an independent state out of Palestine between 1920 and 1948, I've never seen where they wanted to call it the "Independent State of Palestine." Even in the UN partition plan of 1948, "Palestine" was never mentioned. The plan called for an independent Arab state and an independent Jewish state. Am I wrong?

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	Did Arabs really envision or strive for an "independent Palestinian state" before 1964? [59 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	DrRJP	Jan 29, 2008 20:55	119253
1	British passport - Palestine [155 words]	slayhy	Dec 16, 2011 07:40	119253
2	Yes, British passport- Palestine... Jews called themselves that!!! [167 words]	sara	Dec 16, 2011 17:37	119253
	Palestine in question [400 words]	slayhy	Dec 18, 2011 02:51	119253
	brief history of Palestine and the Jews [475 words]	slayhy	Dec 18, 2011 03:05	119253
2	It is you who are woefully ignorant of the facts Slayhy [721 words]	sara	Dec 18, 2011 17:06	119253
	get proper sources [45 words]	slayhy	Dec 19, 2011 03:52	119253
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3	Your Historical References are Great! [77 words]	Saul Pfeffer	Jul 2, 2002 11:30	1103