Early Zionist leaders described Palestine as "A land without a people for a people without a land". But when Jews arrived in Palestine, they found not a vacant land but a land inhabited by Palestinian Arabs since centuries before. The consequent establishment of Israel resulted in a Palestinian diaspora

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Early Zionist leaders described Palestine as "A land without a people for a people without a land". But when Jews arrived in Palestine, they found not a vacant land but a land inhabited by Palestinian Arabs since centuries before. The consequent establishment of Israel resulted in a Palestinian diaspora

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Broader claims

Israel Hebraized about 2,780 locations, including villages, towns, ruins, wadis, rivers, springs, mountains, hills, caves, castles, palaces, pools and lakes

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A land without a people for a people without a land.

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The United Nations

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Israel's actions contribute to diminishing recognition of Palestinian historical narratives, affecting the legitimacy of Palestinian territorial claims

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Israel's actions contribute to diminishing recognition of Palestinian historical narratives, affecting the legitimacy of Palestinian territorial claims

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