Beth HaDerech; Messianic Jewish Congregation, Toronto, Canada

Japanese View of the Palestinians

The Palestinian people does not exist. The creation of a Palestinian state is only a means for continuing our struggle against the state of Israel. For our Arab unity. In reality today there is no difference between Jordanians, Palestinians, Syrians and Lebanese. Only for political and tactical reasons do we speak today about the existence of Palestinian people, since Arab national interest demand that we posit the existence of a distinct 'Palestinian people' to oppose Zionism". Zahir Muhse'in There will be no peace until they (the Muslims) will love their children more than they hate us (the Jews). Golda Meir A Long time ago I received this e-mail which has been circulating around the internet. It asks some important questions that we thought you might like to know the answers to. We printed a condensed version of the original letter below. If you are so sure that “Palestine, the country, goes back through most of recorded history”, I expect you to be able to answer a few basic questions about that country of Palestine: When was it founded and by whom? What were its borders? What was its capital? What were its major cities? What constituted the basis of its economy? What was its form of government? Can you name at least one Palestinian leader before Arafat? Was Palestine ever recognized by a country whose existence, at that time...