Palestinian Authority Claims That Ancient Jews and Pagans Were All ‘Palestinians’

The Israeli flag at the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Photo: Hynek Moravec via Wikimedia Commons.

One of the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s biggest problems is its identity complex. It knows that the Jewish people have been in the Land of Israel for thousands of years, while there is no Palestinian Arab history prior to the last few decades and therefore no ancient Palestinian identity.

The PA often lies that Palestinians are the descendants of Canaanites, and denies the authenticity...