Palestinians

thumb|We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians. —Nelson Mandela Palestinians (Arabic: الفلسطينيون, romanized: al-Filasṭīniyyūn) are an Arab ethnonational group native to the region of Palestine. They represent a highly homogeneous community who share one cultural and ethnic identity, speak Palestinian Arabic and share close religious, linguistic, and cultural practices and heritage with other Levantines. Quotes We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians. Nelson Mandela, Address at International Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People, Pretoria, South Africa, 4 December 1997 What Kuwait did to the Palestinian people is worse than what has been done by Israel to Palestinians in the occupied territories. Yasser Arafat, as quoted in "The Palestinians, Alone" by Efraim Karsh in The New York Times (1 August 2010). Put an end to the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people that is taking place while the world stares in amazement. Fidel Castro, World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, Durban, South Africa, 1 September 2001. The right of the Palestinian people to build their own state must be recognised by all. António Guterres, Non-Aligned Movement Summit, Uganda. External links Palestinians Category:Palestinians Category:Arabs Category:Semitic-speaking peoples Category:Stateless people