What are they fighting for ??
Each side says that the other does not exist. Each side says that they are the Indigenous people in that Land.
Palestinians say that Israel never existed.
Israeli's say that Palestine never existed.
However ....
In Greek the word Palestine means "One Who Wrestles"
In Hebrew the word "Israel" means "One who wrestles "
Palestine means "One who Wrestles" ... παλαιστής / Παλαιστίνη in Greek .... It's just a Greek Translation for the Hebrew Word "Israel" ... ישראל ..... palaistís + Palaistíni #israel #palestine
So who was there 1st ? ... Well the Bible calls the Land "Israel" ... "One who wrestles … " since the Bible is written in Hebrew.
The biblical figure of Jacob is called Israel, the one who wrestled with God (Genesis 35:10). As the "Children of Israel," the Jewish community has carried on this legacy of wrestling with God and tradition in our attempts to create meaning in our lives.
Later when the New Testament was written in Greek, the word "Palestine" and Israel are both used since both words mean "One who Wrestles "
I guess both of these people living in this land... are destined to Wrestle with each other for ever. Jews, Arabs, Palestinians, etc etc etc ....
But they are all cousins. Descendens of Abraham .... One Family fighting with each other for the past 6,000 years.
Like Cain and Abel ... Nothing has changed in 6,000 years.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_name_Palestine
Wrestling : ישראל … πάλη
War is stupid- this one especially so