Palestinians or Arabs?

This was preached in the United States. However, America has over 30 Million Latins; a greater population than many Latin countries.

The preacher is giving a standard Evangelical line.

The Palestinians do not exist. They are merely Arabs from somewhere else.

I understand his point. He wants to assert Israel’s right to the land. I agree with that.

However, I am not so sure you can say an invented people do not exit.

America invented itself in 1776. Mexico, Argentina, Chile, and a large section of Latin America invented themselves in 1810. Belgium invented itself in 1830.

Nations invent themselves all the time.

There was a considerable Arab population in the land before 1900. Even Jewish sources admit that. About 500,000 non-Jews.

Natural birth rates could explain most of their increasing numbers up to 1948.

Was there migration in during the Mandate period, as Joan Peters asserts? Yes; but most of the Arabs there were not immigrant stock. Joan Peters was not wrong, but she did exaggerate.

The Palestinian-Christians of Chile certainly feel they are Palestinian. They formed a soccer team in 1920 called the Palestinos – Not the Árabes, or Syrios del Sur (South Syrians). They considered themselves Palestinian as early as 1920.

That does not mean the Palestinians have a greater claim to the land than the Jews. It means only that the line of reasoning of the Preacher has its flaws.

One can say the Jews have a better claim. One cannot say the Palestinians have no claim.

1001 Nights from Chaco, Argentina

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Chaco Province, Argentina (Source)

I had to remove a video stream which was taken down.

The Chaco Province is in Argentina’s almost tropical north, yet there was enough of an Arab population in 2013 to support a radio show called Las Mil y Una Noches (1,0001 Nights) which broadcast Arab Music to the Internet and to Chaco.

It was an internet set up; and it was only about 14 shows, but it had some viewers. At that time, it was on USTREAM, which has since been bought out by IBM. The show played to a small niche market, but it showed that even in a relatively poorer, rural province, Argentina has an Arab population.

These Arabs in Latin America could be a force for peace.

They are assimilated, and Westernized; yet obviously have enough Arab identification that they could be a bridge between the Arab world and the West.

Why is our American government doing nothing to reach out to them?


3 July, 2020 – Edited: Had to remove a video that no longer was streaming. Made corrections to text.

Battle: Arab Dancing vs. Hip Hop

The show is called Get Up (lit: Move Yourself) and Dance!

BATTLE OF ARAB DANCING vs. HIP HOP.
(just speed through the intros to see the dancing)

No translation is necessary to appreciate this.


Who would you chose? Arab vs.Hip Hop in the Battle of Get Up and Dance

No translation is necessary at this point.

Lots of their shows can be found here on USTREAM (Click Here)

Salta is an old pioneer city in the interior of Argentina, which has a considerable Italian and Arab demographic, as well as Native Indian and old line Spanish stocks.

Salta would be truly tropical, however it is in the foothills of the Andes, so one or two nights per year, it can dip below freezing. However, it is subtropical and has palm trees.

The climate is dry and warm. It is a resort city.

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