Watermelon market outside Jaffa Gate at the base of the Citadel walls circa 1990
(British Mandate Jerusalemites (BMJ) Photo Library)
❝Before we continue, it is important to stress that when we talk about Palestine, we are not talking about a Palestinian nation state. For the vast majority of history, the concept of a nation state did not exist. Today the nation state is so ubiquitous that many have come to internalize it as natural. This is not the case, and we should be especially wary of imposing our modern conceptions on a context where they would be nonsensical.❞ - Introduction to Palestine :1: Palestine throughout history, Decolonize Palestine