In the 18th century, the population of the land Israel was identified as Jews, Christians, Arabs, and Druze, and there were no Palestinians as a distinct group. The term "Palestinian" as a national identity was first introduced by Arafat in 1964 >> The PLO's Palestinian National Covenant of 1964 defines a Palestinian as "the Arab citizens who were living permanently in Palestine until 1947, whether they were expelled from there or remained. Whoever is born to a Palestinian Arab father after this date, within Palestine or outside it, is a Palestinian".
In the 18th century, the population of the land Israel was identified as Jews, Christians, Arabs, and Druze, and there were no Palestinians as a distinct group. The term "Palestinian" as a national identity was first introduced by Arafat in 1964 >> The PLO's Palestinian National Covenant of 1964 defines a Palestinian as "the Arab citizens who were living permanently in Palestine until 1947, whether they were expelled from there or remained. Whoever is born to a Palestinian Arab father after this date, within Palestine or outside it, is a Palestinian".