My Dearest Camel Jockey

You Can't Build Peace with Concrete 

Tyr2005 has left a new comment on your post "Israelis Fire on Peace Activists":

My Dearest Camel Jockey. There is no such thing as Palestinian, or Palestine. Palestine and Palestinian not even Arab words. The area you refer to as Palestine was called JUDEA, before a Roman Emperor changed the name to Palestina. You are just a group of illiterates who call yourselves Palestinian because none of your brotherly, compassionate, understanding fellow muslims countries won't let you in their country. You were subjects of Britain and Turkey long after you were Roman subjects. You are not a culture, a race, religion or country. You want peace with everyone. Stop lying about how you are owed a state. You are not.

Response:

by Housewife4Palestine

بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم

This is another racist attack on the people of Palestine and me in particular. As for the remark of me being a Camel Jockey, I actually find humorous because I have never ridden a Camel nor be in a Camel race as a Jockey.

Now as for this history of and who we are, if you had bother to read earlier stories in my blog you would have known that prior to us being called Palestinian as we are today you would know we where the Canaanites who had resided in this country for about 7,000 years. And in a way you are right the word Palestine is an English equivalent to the Arabia word of FalasTeen or us as the people FalasTeeneyy.

As for referring to the whole country as being at one time Judea this also is not correct for a short time in history only a small area was called Judea not the whole country. While theirs been many an invasion into the Holy Land doesn't changed the fact we have continuously lived in this country.

As for referring we are not a culture is incorrect also because we are classified as a distinct culture quite different from our Arab neighbors. Our religion is Islam, we are Arab and yes according to all definitions the said country called Palestine is ours. Even according the non-Zionist community and much of the global community as well.

As for being illiterate this is also incorrect being there is some Palestinians that hold exceptionally high degrees and are pillars in the world academic community and if you would do more checking you will find we not only live in several Arab countries but all over the world as well in Palestine itself.

It is also a proven fact we have tried numerous times for peace and have been turned down by Israel. Israel intentions after committing theft, genocide and so forth are to completely eradicate the Palestinian people.

And since you say we owe you a state, I am assuming you are either Israeli or a poor Zionist Christian with a limited understanding of history. History is much more vast then what you learned in your religious class or school text book.

As for lying, this is one thing I never do because it is considered Haram (Sin) in my religion of Islam. And I find it much more important to follow Allah and be a good person than write disastrous comments of slanderous hate. Myself, I hope to see Paradise; I in turn question your future.

Also a last note to your comment that we are not owed anything, for a people who still is robbed and murdered, our homes destroyed, our water rationed and putrid thanks to the Israeli's these are just a few examples; please do me a great favor learn something before you holler again because comments such as this is an insult to you not what you attempted to show me. I also find it saddening that hate sometimes breeds hate such as you have shown and I pray to Allah I never become as hate filled as you seem to be.