| − | '''Palestinian Arabs''' refers to those [[Arab]]s who migrated into [[Palestine]] (present-day [[Israel]]) beginning in the late 19th century, and who had no cultural nor national distinctive traits separating them from [[Syria]]ns, [[Lebanon|Lebanese]], and [[Jordan]]ians. The term "Palestinian" itself had referred to Israeli [[Judaism|Jews]] until the 1940s, but in subsequent years has been deconstructed and redefined to refer to the Arabs in the occupied territories of the [[West Bank]] (Also known as [[Judea and Samarra]]) and [[Gaza]]. | + | '''Palestinian Arabs''' refers to those [[Arab]]s who migrated into [[Palestine]] (former and present-day [[Israel]]) beginning in the late 19th century, and who had no cultural nor national distinctive traits separating them from [[Syria]]ns, [[Lebanon|Lebanese]], and [[Jordan]]ians. The term "Palestinian" itself had referred to Israeli [[Judaism|Jews]] until the 1940s, but in subsequent years has been deconstructed and redefined to refer to the Arabs in the occupied territories of the [[West Bank]] (Also known as [[Judea and Samarra]]) and [[Gaza]]. |