I actually had this "discussion" with a family member. They insisted, "It's in the Bible." I asked, "Who ruled over the nation of Palestine and when?"
The reference to "Palestine" has always been a regional geographic location. Palestinians resided in the region. It would be like calling "The Southwest" a nation and lobbying for "Southwesterners" to have their own Country. Arguably, part of the South West could include part of Mexico. How you gonna manage that mess redrawing boarders that encroach on two countries?
Exactly...The people called “Palestinians” are actually Jordanians, Egyptians, Syrians, Iraqis, and Lebanese who lived in the area known as Palestine...
Greeks then Roman. Prior to that all sorts of regional superpowers.