Are you for real? « Palestine » is the name the Romans gave « Judea » after quelling the Jewish uprising and annexing it. Judaism predates Palestine by a few centuries at the very least. And that’s a conservative estimate.

Not that any of this matters in 2023 to determine rights and wrongs. But confidently spewing nonsense and historical fallacies is not helpful.

And « Palestine » still doesn’t « exist » today. What’s your point?

EDIT: I mean Palestine as an independent State doesn’t exist. As for the Palestinian national identity, it started « existing » around 1964 with the creation of the PLO.

My point is, whether an identity is ancient or recent has no relevance. It either exists or it doesn’t.

…Patrick, is that you?

It really depends on your taste in literature. I personally enjoyed it but it certainly didn’t strike me as some kind of masterpiece, the praise for it is a bit overblown. If it wasn’t for the movie, I’m not even sure I would remember it today.

As a non-American, I really enjoyed the Great Gatsby and found it very relatable. It helped that we studied it in class and had the symbols and metaphors explained to us, otherwise I might have missed the depth it has.