Argument: They didn't exist. It is interesting to note that every piece of currency issued in "palestine" during the 20th century has had Hebrew writing on it (as well as Arabic).
Rebuttal: Only colonial projects (that require land theft and genocide) are associated with founders.
Palestine was occupied by the Turks prior to WWI, and therafter Palestinian attempts to develop the self government they were promised by the British were undermined by the British who opened Palestine to a flood of new invaders.
Argumnt: Why didn't "Arab Palestine" have their own currency, leaders , history etc.?
Rebuttal: They did. In fact, Palestinians had their own passports, currency as as early as 1914, their own cosntitution - something Israel doesn't yet have.
The State of Texas DID have its own currency for a few years, but also had Confederate Greenbacks and American Dollars, none of this has any impact on whether people living in Texas have civil rights.
Pre-1964 Palestinian leaders? Well, there were the Nashashibis, and the Husseinis. Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni the charismatic leader in the 1947 war might have made a difference had he not been killed.
Argument: Why was the PLO created in Egypt, by Egyptians in 1964? It has nothing to do with "palestine".
Rebuttal: Why was Zionism created in Europe? The same reason that the JNF planted trees from Europe no doubt.
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