How did palestine become a nation without a state?

Question

can someone please give me a direct link to a page that will give me the history of palestine? i need to make a timeline

thanks!

Answer 1

First you should know that in political science a nation is not synonymous with a state.  From Wiktionary, nation is a group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity.  For example, the Roma are a nation without a country.  But a state is a government.  So the Palestinians are a cultural group without a government of their own.

In Europe, there are many examples of a nation-state.  Here we find the government and the cultural group match-up.  For example, in England they speak English and share the same culture. Also in France they speak French and share the same culture.  See the links below for more on the history and current situation of the Palestinians.