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Commissioners,
If you do not wish to publicly support the people of Israel, at least remain neutral and DO NOT publicly support the Palestinians/Hamas.
I submit the following:
The English term "Palestine" itself derives from the Latin Palaestīna, which, in turn, derives from the Koine Greek Παλαιστῑ́νη, Palaistī́nē, first recorded in the 5th century BCE. Per
Martin Noth, the name likely comes from a proto-Semitic word, albeit there is a strong similarity between Palaistī́nē and palaistês, the Greek word for "wrestler/rival/adversary", which
has the same etymological meaning as the Hebrew word "Israel." This was expanded by David Jacobson to theorize the name being a lexical blend of the word for Philistines with a direct
translation of the word Israel into Greek (in concordance with the Greek penchant for punning on place names.
JEWS ARE THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF THAT LAND SINCE 1250 BCE. The Jewish population in the land of Israel has increased and decreased throughout the centuries because of the diaspora,
but they have always remained there while a good portion of Jews have wandered the earth searching to live in peace while the other half of their people stayed.
𝟏. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞. Just an area called Palestine where Jews, Christians,
and Arabs lived. 1923 – 1948 CE
𝟐. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞,
𝟑. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭,
𝟒. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐦𝐥𝐮𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐠𝐲𝐩𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐲𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐚𝐛-𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞,
𝟓. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐲𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐦,
𝟔. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐉𝐞𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐦, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐲𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬,
𝟕. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐲𝐚𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐲𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞,
𝟖. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐲𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐝𝐬
𝟗. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐝 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐲𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞,
𝟏𝟎. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐲𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞,
𝟏𝟏. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞,
𝟏𝟐. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐝,
𝟏𝟑. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭,
𝟏𝟒. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞,
𝟏𝟓. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞,
𝟏𝟔. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐛𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐡,
𝟏𝟕. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐡, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥,
𝟏𝟖. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥,
𝟏𝟗. 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐬𝐫𝐚𝐞𝐥, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞
𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲-𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐬,
The origin of the term “Palestinian” concept was created for Arabs who lived in the indigenous land of the Jews and did not want them to have ownership of their homeland because they
do not like Jews.
…Lastly, a quick lesson on how to best describe how a country is created, attained, and defined:
You are the original, first indigenous people of the territory.
You are a defined territory.
You are a permanent population.
You are a government.
You have conquered that land.
The Jewish people are the ONLY ones that can fit this description for the land of Israel.
A call for the Jewish people not to be the leader of their own land that they are:
- indigenous to,
- have always populated,
- have conquered
- have governed, and have been a beacon of advancement (technology/education) for society
is anti-Semitic and anti-Jewish.
Remember, there was already a cease-fire in place on October 6, 2023. The “Palestinians” broke that truce on October 7th.
Sincerely,
Todd Oberlander
Port Hadlock