The Origins of the Palestinians, as Told in Their Own Family Traditions
Bursting the Canaanite myth.
August 9, 2017
The Origins of the Palestinians, as Told in Their Own Family Traditions
Bursting the Canaanite myth.
Giving a speech in Berlin in March, the Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas claimed that the Palestinians are descendants of the Canaanites, who lived in the land of Israel in ancient times. This assertion—always offered without any sort of evidence—has long been a favorite of the senior Palestinian diplomat Saeb Erekat, who claims himself to be descended from the people of Jericho—victims, he elaborates, of the “war crimes” committed by the biblical Joshua. Examining the evidence concerning Palestinian origins, Pinḥas Inbari pays particular attention to the traditions preserved by Palestinian clans and tribes:
August 9, 2017
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