Historical Injustice and the Palestinian Identity

However, Palestinians—who had no role in European antisemitism—were forced to bear the

consequences of Europe’s crimes, deepening resentment and a sense of historical injustice.

This moral asymmetry remains central to the conflict’s emotional weight. For Jews,

Israel became a guarantee of survival. For Palestinians, it became an imposed solution to a problem

they did not create. In 1947, the United Nations proposed partition. When Israel declared

independence in 1948, war erupted. Israel survived and expanded its

borders. Palestinians lost their political leadership, their homes,

and their cohesion as a society. Refugees settled in camps across neighboring Arab