There were no such thing as Palestinians. When was there an independent Palestinian nation with a Palestinian state? It was Southern Syria, wasn't it? I am a Palestinian. We were born in Palestine. We had Palestinian citizenship. When I came here, it was the British Mandate of Palestine.
— Golda Meir Modern

Israeli Prime Minister

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Interview with The Sunday Times

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1969

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Controversial

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https://www.jstor.org/stable/25732159

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