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The term came into modern usage in the [[English]] speaking world by creation of the Palestinian Mandate in 1919, and has no native origins among residents of the geographic region. Jews at the time of the [[Mandate of Palestine|British Mandate of Palestine]] were also classified as "Palestinian".
The term came into modern usage in the [[English]] speaking world by creation of the Palestinian Mandate in 1919, and has no native origins among residents of the geographic region. Jews at the time of the [[Mandate of Palestine|British Mandate of Palestine]] were also classified as "Palestinian".
During the 2012 Gaza conflict and border closure, a [[Hamas]] boss in Gaza remarked in a public statement, "half of the Palestinians are [[Egypt]]ians and the other half are [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]]s."<ref>https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-minister-interior-and-national-security-fathi-hammad-slams-egypt-over-fuel-shortage</ref>
During the 2012 Gaza conflict and border closure, a [[Hamas]] boss in Gaza remarked in a public statement, "half of the Palestinians are [[Egypt]]ians and the other half are [[Saudi Arabia|Saudi]]s."<ref>[https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-minister-interior-and-national-security-fathi-hammad-slams-egypt-over-fuel-shortage Hamas Minister of the Interior and of National Security Fathi Hammad Slams Egypt over Fuel Shortage in Gaza Strip, and Says: 'Half of the Palestinians Are Egyptians and the Other Half Are Saudis']. ''MENRI'',
April 9, 2012. [https://palwatch.org/page/35270 Hamas leader: No such thing as Palestinians - we are just Arabs]. ''PMW'',
Mar 23, 2012</ref>