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Originally Posted by MolsonExport
In 1914 Palestine had a population of 657,000 Muslim Arabs, 81,000 Christian Arabs, and 59,000 Jews. Just sayin'
Overview of Palestine's demographics from the 1st century to the Mandate Era
Year Jews Christians Muslims Total
Early 1st c. Majority – – ~2,500
Early 4th c. Majority Minority – >1st c.[1][2]
5th c. Minority Majority – >1st c.
6th c. Minority Majority –
7th c. Minority Majority –
8th c. Minority Majority Minority
9th c. Minority Majority Minority
10th c. Minority Majority Minority
11th c. Minority Majority Minority
End 12th c. Minority Minority Majority >225
14th c. Minority Minority Majority 150
1533–1539 5 6 145 157
1690–1691 2 11 219 232
1800 7 22 246 275
1890 43 57 432 532
1914 94 70 525 689
1922 84 71 589 752
1931 175 89 760 1,033
1947 630 143 1,181 1,970
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If, as is common for those on the "Palestinian side," this is used to suggest that the Palestinians have a greater claim to Israel than the Jews do, can this logic be extended to suggest that Europeans have a greater claim on North America than the indigenous peoples do?
Because the analogy is striking.
(South America doesn't fit so neatly into the analogy due to the majority mestizo population)
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