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They, as a native population, have the exact saying rights of place as the Jewish population.OKIt's not.Why do you need to deny Palestinians their identity in order to support Jewish rights?
Its NOT their identity to speak Arabic, wear keffiya and hijab, eat hummus and shwarma, celebrate Mohammed's birthday and Abraham's near sacrifice of his son?
You consider the words "like in 21 other countries" as support of Palestinian identity? OK...Seems to me ForeverYoung436 was accepting Arab Palestinian identity, rather than denying it.
I’m pretty sure you missed my point and my sarcasm here.
Arab Palestinian identity IS Arab.
So, Palestinian Arabs have no special identity? But you insist that they have special rights, even national rights.
Although you asked this of Shusha, I'll give my own answer until she gives hers. They have no special identity, but they happen to live in the Land, unfortunately. So if they agree to share it, I'd be willing to let them have their own national rights. If they want to take over all of it, then not.
Now I would agree that national self determination is tied to the ability live peaceably with their neighbors and create a sustainable state.
But they have their own identity, and it is not up to you, or any one else to decide whether it is “legitimate”, it is up to them.