[ketsu]

HOCKEY’S BACKGROUND IS CHRISTIAN ARMENIAN.

"Palestine" has been a melting pot for 1000's of years. A Palestinian is just someone who was born there or has ties to the area.

People who defend Israel's right to exist(me for one), note that Palestine has only existed as a nationalist movement in the 20th century. Before that people were far more likely to identify themselves by their tribe or religious affilitation(Druuze, Christian, Sunni etc...). A Christian Armenian whose parents have ties to the West Bank has just as much right to call themselves a Palestinian as anyone else. To use a term from postmodernism it's an "Imagined Community".

[Fred Nerks]

I was responding to your comment:

Oddly enough the Palis, especially the diaspora, used to be one of, if not the most, educated and productive arab group in the world...

and when I went to the wiki link you provided, I found Hockey, A CHRISTIAN ARMENIAN.

[Fred Nerks]

I also notice that amongst the notable 'palestinians' listed on wiki is Edward Said. Now, he should definitely be on it.

Here is Edward Said doing what pali's do, throwing rocks at Israeli's.

And here's Edward Said having dinner with Obama. Off topic, just for fun.