HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Kurds and Persians
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Kurds and Palestinians
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Palestinians and Jews
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Jews and Persians
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answers. Both Palestinians and Jews claim that their ancestors have lived in this area for a long time, such as centuries. Additionally, both nations have holy sites on the territory of Palestine.
Detailed explanation-2: -After Herodotus, the term ‘Palestine’ came to be used for the entire region which was formerly known as Canaan.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Palestinian territories are the two regions of the former British Mandate for Palestine that have been militarily occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967, namely: the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip.
Detailed explanation-4: -The term “Palestine” first appeared in the 5th century BCE when the ancient Greek historian Herodotus wrote of a “district of Syria, called Palaistinê” between Phoenicia and Egypt in The Histories.