PLO official: Jews should “return to their origins in Europe and other states from which they came”

PLO Representative to the UN and International Organizations in Geneva Ibrahim Khreisheh: "Israel is an occupying state, and it needs to end its occupation… We as a Palestinian people have been suffering from this occupation for 57 years until now... Now they (i.e., Israelis /Jews) are talking about historical Palestine from the [Mediterranean] Sea to the [Jordan] River, and later they will talk about [something] even bigger. They think according to the religious stories that Greater Israel from the Nile [River] to [the Euphrates River in] Iraq is the land of Greater Israel.Most of them came from various nations and ethnic groups from Europe and other states and stole the Palestinian land. Historically speaking, we the Palestinians are Jews, Christians, and Muslims. We have lived in this land for thousands of years, and Palestinians were there before all the religions. Therefore, those who claim their "historical right" (i.e., the Jews) need to return to their origins in Europe and other states from which they came. Palestine will remain for the Palestinians."

[Official PA TV News, Oct. 12, 2024]

Note: The Palestinians have no history prior to the modern period.