Palestine or Philistine

Submitted by Dean Allan (United States), Dec 12, 2011 at 19:24

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The Balfour Declaration in 1917 that allowed Jewish immigration to PALESTINE talked about "...the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people," BUT did not mention Israel. Israel IS the invented state and people. "Palestine" was partitioned in 1947 to give the Jews a state. Palestine, or Philistine as it is called in Arabic and in the Bible, existed long before the Torah, or Moses. Moses died on Mount Nebo before the Jews crossed the river Jordan to Philistine, Palestine. What does the bible say about David and Goliath? And that story was long before any Israel ever existed.

I wonder, now that I am the lone voice against Newt's "historical facts," ...

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