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Indigeneity in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
The notion of indigeneity—the quality of being descended from the native or autochthonous inhabitants of a territory, especially a territory that has been colonized is contentious because it is often used in debates about political legitimacy in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict since the establishment of the modern State of Israel. Prior to 1948, neither historians nor politicians used the word "indigenous" to refer to any of the inhabitants of the land of Israel. This was also true when discussing any of the populations living throughout Asia. Whether or not Israeli Jews, Palestinians, or both groups of people may be considered indigenous peoples to the region of Palestine depends largely on one's definition of indigeneity, a concept that has no objective parameters. According to the United Nations, any group of people can self-identify as indigenous if they are socially, economically or politically different from the majority of the population of the country in which they live During...
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