August 16, 2025
Miss Universe adds a ‘Miss Palestine’ category
By Darlene Casella
Recognition of Palestine as a state has become popular among some members of the United Nations. French president Macron and others like him should be aware that a state is more than a wish your heart makes. An analogy to the Palestinian State scheme is Rumpelstiltskin spinning gold from straw.
Yasser Arafat created the name “Palestinian” in 1964 for the newly formed Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). It was renamed Palestine in 1998. There has never been a Palestinian nation, a Palestinian civilization, a Palestinian culture, or a Palestinian language. There has never been a Palestinian state governed by Arabs until Gaza and the West Bank.
Israel’s kingdom lasted for thousands of years. King David is ancient Israel’s most important king. His killing of the giant enemy soldier Goliath is legendary. King David is honored in Judaism and in Christianity. The wisdom of his son, King Solomon, is found in the Book of Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Songs. Solomon built the first holy temple in Jerusalem.
Jesus was born in Bethlehem more than 600 years before Islam was created. Counter to false spin, the geographic area was not known as Palestine when Jesus was born. Roman emperor Hadrian about 100 years later called the Middle East area Palestine. Arabs and Jews who lived in the area were identified by tribe. They were not called Palestinian.
Palestinians were not displaced to create a Jewish state. In 1948, when Israel became a state, Arabs were free to stay; no conversion to Judaism was required. Surrounding Arab nations attacked Israel. Some Arabs fled to surrounding countries during that war. Arabs who left call themselves refugees. Generations later, their descendants are self-described refugees.
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