Shusha
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The Palestinians are descendants of all the many peoples who have lived in that region over the centuries. The idea that they were magically transported there upon a Muslim conquest is ludicrous and serves one purpose: marginalizing them and their rights. That is it.
When Arab culture conquered large swaths of the area, local cultures became arabicized. But the people are still the same people who lived there prior. How inconvenient for those who want to portray them as invaders.
I am rather certain that we are not going to see eye-to-eye on this. And perhaps that is okay.
Still...
The Arab culture is imported to the area. There is absolutely no relationship between the imported (and yes, invading and colonizing) culture and the peoples of history such as the Canaanites. Defining "peoples" has absolutely NO MEANING when you strip it of its culture. It would be saying that the Canaanites, and the Jewish peoples and the Romans and the Arab Muslims are all the same. Oh wait. That is EXACTLY what the Arabs are trying to say. The entire point of recognizing peoples AS peoples is to recognize their culture, and, importantly, to protect and preserve cultures so they don't become overrun or exterminated by colonizers and invaders.