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Jimmy on October 31, 2024

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1. Before the modern state of Israel (established in 1948), there was the British Mandate (1920-1948), not a Palestinian state.

2. Before the British Mandate, there was the Ottoman Empire (1517-1917), not a Palestinian state.

3. Before the Ottoman Empire, there was the Islamic Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt (1250-1517), not a Palestinian state.

4. Before the Islamic Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt, there was the Ayyubid Dynasty (1171-1260), not a Palestinian state. Godfrey of Bouillon conquered it in 1099.

5. Before the Ayyubid Dynasty, there was the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem (1099-1291), not a Palestinian state.

6. Before the Christian Kingdom of Jerusalem, there was the Fatimid Caliphate (909-1171), not a Palestinian state.

7. Before the Fatimid Caliphate, there was the Byzantine Empire (330-636), not a Palestinian state.

8. Before the Byzantine Empire, there was the Roman Empire (27 BCE - 476 CE), not a Palestinian state.

9. Before the Roman Empire, there was the Hasmonean Dynasty (140-37 BCE), not a Palestinian state.

10. Before the Hasmonean Dynasty, there was the Seleucid Empire (312-63 BCE), not a Palestinian state.

11. Before the Seleucid Empire, there was the Empire of Alexander the Great (334-323 BCE), not a Palestinian state.

12. Before the Empire of Alexander the Great, there was the Persian Empire (c. 550-330 BCE), not a Palestinian state.

13. Before the Persian Empire, there was the Babylonian Empire (c. 1894-539 BCE), not a Palestinian state.

14. Before the Babylonian Empire, there were the Kingdoms of Israel and Judea (c. 1050-586 BCE), not a Palestinian state.

15. Before the Kingdoms of Israel and Judea, there was the Kingdom of Israel (c. 1040-722 BCE), not a Palestinian state.

16. Before the Kingdom of Israel, there was the theocracy of the Twelve Tribes of Israel (c. 1400-1050 BCE), not a Palestinian state.

17. Before the theocracy of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, there was the individual state of Canaan (c. 3000-1200 BCE), not a Palestinian state.

In fact, in this corner of the earth, there was everything but a Palestinian state!