There are many historical myths related to the Palestinians promoted by anti-Zionist forces. Without these myths, many of the pro-Palestinian narratives crumble and Zionist positions are strengthened.
Myth 1: European Jews were settlers who migrated to the land of Israel at the end of the 19th century, displacing Arabs who had resided there for centuries.
After the Crusades had driven Jews out of Israel, they quickly reentered, creating four long-standing communities. In the 1850s, Jews were the majority of the Jerusalem population.
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In addition, the 19th century saw substantial Arab migration from Egypt, the Ottoman Empire, and Czarist Russia to areas that became known as “Palestine.” Moreover, during the Mandate period, a large number of Arabs from the West Bank moved to the coastal areas for economic opportunity. They married women from their home villages and often went back there to
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