This book is written in Latin by Adriani Rilandi In 1695 describing in great detail, what was then called Palestine. He visited the entire region, ~2,500 towns, and recorded a census.
Rilandi was a geographer, cartographer, traveler, philologist, he knew several European languages, Arabic, ancient Greek, Hebrew.
Here are the primary facts & conclusions:
* The country is mainly empty, sparsely populated, the main population is Jerusalem, Akko, Tsfat, Jaffa, Tveria and Gaza.
* Most of the population were Jews. That's right. Jews. Everyone else is Christians, aside from very very few Muslims, mostly Bedouins.
* The only exception is Nablus (now Shchem), where approximately 120 people from the Muslim family Natsha and approximately 70 "shomronims" (Samaritans).
* In Nazareth, the capital of Galilee, lived approximately 700 people - all Christians.
* In Jerusalem there were about 5,000 people, almost all Jews and a few Christians.
* In 1695, everyone knew that the origin of the country was Jewish.
* There is not a single settlement in Palestine that has Arabic roots in its name.
* Most settlements have Jewish originals, and in some cases Greek or Roman Latin.
* About 550 people lived in Gaza, half of them Jews and half Christians.
Jews were successful in agriculture, especially in vineyards, olives and wheat, Christians were largely engaged in trade and transportation.
The book completely refutes theories about "Palestinian traditions", "Palestinian people" and leaves almost no link between the land and the Arabs who even stole the land's Latin name (Palestine) and took it for themselves.
And now "Free Palestine" people, remind me, please, why are you trying to free Palestine from it's original indigenous people (Jews) and give it to colonizers and occupiers?
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Strike for Palestine Feb 18th-24th!
If you're planning on striking for Palestine but can't miss school/work for reasons outside your control, then here are some things you can do!!
Call your representatives and demand they urge for a ceasefire!! There are tools online to look up who your representative is and how to call them, and there are scripts you can follow! If you can't call, email! If you can't email, write a letter! Please, get in contact with them!
Attend local marches/demonstrations!
Continue to amplify Palestinian voices on social media! Israel wants a media blackout, but we have the power to ensure that Palestinians are seen and heard globally.
Don't spend money or at the very least limit your spending! Continue to boycott! Follow the official boycott list!
Donate to Esims for Gaza and the UNRWA!
If you can't donate with money, donate for free by: clicking this button!
You can also donate to verified Palestinian go-fund-mes like this one and this one: www.gofundme.com/f/please-help-abdelaziz but remember, some people are taking advantage of the genocide to scam people by posing as Palestinians! If something in a go-fund-me seems fishy, ask around.
You can also make art with Palestinian symbols like watermelon and olive branches and post it on social media! Consider pausing your personal projects in order to amplify pro-palestine projects instead!
We can all do something. If you haven't joined the fight for a free Palestine yet, it isn't too late to start.
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A Jewish immigrant from Bulgaria speaking with an Arab man in Jaffa, 1949
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SAMIA HALABY, "Fern," 1974,
Color pencils on cream wove paper,
516x710 mm / 20 1/2x27 3/4 inches.
Mrs Halaby (born 1936) is a Palestinian artist, activist and scholar known for her abstract painting. Born in Jaffa, she left in 1948 fleeing Palestine and eventually settled in the United States.
She studied at the University of Cincinnati and Indiana University, Bloomington before beginning her artistic career.
Her works are characterized by colorful geometric compositions inspired by nature and Islamic architectural forms, as well as Soviet Constructivism and other European avant-garde movements.
Her work is in included in the permanent collections of the Guggenheim Museum, New York, the Chicago Institute of Art, Institut Du Monde Arabe in Paris, and The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., among others.
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