Hmm...
I suspect that one of the more charitable interpretations of the issue
regarding the Palestinian people's existence or non-existence is whether
you think of it in terms of "Did a more or less specific group of people live
in Palestine at/before point X?" or "Did the people who lived in Palestine
at/before point X self-identify as Palestinians as opposed to some larger
national/ethnic identity?"
To use a logical fallacy which I can't think of the name of at the moment:
Would it be okay to give Texas back to Mexico, as most Americans live elsewhere, or does it matter that there are Texans?
I suspect that one of the more charitable interpretations of the issue
regarding the Palestinian people's existence or non-existence is whether
you think of it in terms of "Did a more or less specific group of people live
in Palestine at/before point X?" or "Did the people who lived in Palestine
at/before point X self-identify as Palestinians as opposed to some larger
national/ethnic identity?"
To use a logical fallacy which I can't think of the name of at the moment:
Would it be okay to give Texas back to Mexico, as most Americans live elsewhere, or does it matter that there are Texans?