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So loyal and reliable people, so why didn't they converted to Judaism to get Israeli ID with all the rights given to minorities in Israel?Palestinians, the vast majority of them, are the descendants of the people that have always lived in Palestine. When Constantine adopted Christianity as the state religion most of the people converted to Christianity as was required. When the Muslims conquered Byzantium most of the people converted to Islam to avoid being taxed.
You have another huge hole in your theory, Majority of the Palestinians are Egyptians and Jordanians..You can tell by the family name about most Middle-Eastern last names (Jews as well) about the place they came from, common Palestinian last names goes by like al-Masri (The Egyptian) or Almasi (same) to al-Ajlouni (District in Jordan)
Oh and one more big issue - Philistine were Pagans - like the Egyptians - are the same people indeed..the name of Philistine is first appeared in the Bible in Hebrew and based on 'Invaders' who came to invade Israel when the 12 Tribes dragged to Egypt.
This is about the part when Bible and History mixed, if you take the Bible as the support claim for Palestinians on the land very well, if you want the historical claim for Israel, also agreed, but don't twist facts, the Pagans didn't had any problem mixing with other cultures and religions, Jews does, so the relation to Philistine/Palestine is not only weak but also nearly impossible..
If you really have something wise to say, go ahead.
Peace,
Danny.
None of that matters.
All of the Turkish citizens who lived in the defined area of Palestine when it was separated from Turkey in 1924 automatically became Palestinians.
Race, religion, nationality, or length of time in country were irrelevant.