"First of all, during WWII no Arab called himself a Palestinian. The term back then was used for Jews who lived in the British colony of Palestine."
The term Palestinian was used for all inhabitants of mandated Palestine, the Jewish MINORITY and the Arab MAJORITY likewise.
"The first Palestine Citizenship Order was enacted by Britain on 24 July 1925; it was the first official enactment that outlined the legal definition of a Palestinian. Its first article defined a Palestinian as a "Turkish subject habitually resident in the territory of Palestine." It defined the territorial criteria for citizenship, and appeared to be nondiscriminatory legislation, which provided granting of citizenship to an applicant, irrespective of their race, religion or language." (Wikipedia on History_of_Palestinian_Nationality) |
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