Arab World Change Hi your assertion that Palestine is a country in your Arab World post is entirely false Perhaps you should read the posting titled by that name The land formerly known as Palestine is now known as Israel the West Bank The Gaza Strip and Jordan The West Bank and the Gaza strip are lands owned by Israel having been captured legitately in a war Furthermore this was a war of aggression by Israel s neighbors whose sole purpose was to kill every non Arab person in the land of Israel and claim the land for themselves If you read Dershowitz s The Case for Israel much of the history of the area will become apparent In the future there may be a place called Palestine However now there is no such country To include it in a list of Arab countries is simply a falsehood and is offensive Furthermore the land the land that is the West Bank was historically settled and owned by Jews