The real problem in the Palestine issue lies in the use by Arabs, and especially Palestinians, of the word “Israel.” Distinguished readers may have noticed that, in most of my articles on the Palestinian cause, I do not use this term. Instead, I describe the enemy as the Zionist entity or the usurping Zionist regime. Why? Simply because I do not recognize the Zionist Jews’ right to occupy Palestine and establish a state on its usurped land.
For decades, Palestinians and the international community have treated the usurping entity as a recognized state. Yet, in my view, such an approach is invalid, because Palestine was occupied, and neither morally nor legally should its occupation be legitimized or the seizure of Palestinian land accepted as lawful. What many people overlook is that the use of the term “State of Israel” carries, in one of its political and symbolic dimensions, an implicit acknowledgment of the absence of Palestine and the denial of its historical and sovereign rights.
Historically, Palestine was part of Greater Syria, and it was rarely governed separately from Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Egypt. I repeat once again that the problem is real because it touches upon the very essence of the historical and political rights connected to Palestine.
Moreover, research papers, studies, articles, and political analyses have rarely addressed the widespread idea among certain Palestinian elites that accepts the continued presence of Jews in occupied Palestine and approves of coexistence alongside them.
We are faced with many misconceptions regarding the Palestine issue, and resolving them is essential; otherwise, what meaning remains in the demand for the liberation of the land?
