Palestine

Palestine is a region in the Middle East. It is in the Levant, between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, many cultures have lived in Palestine through history and built their civilizations, such as the Philistines, Phoenicians, and Arabs, it's also called the Holy Land, it's where Judaism and Christianity began.

Today, the region is divided into two states: Israel and the State of Palestine, the territories in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have been disputed between Israel and Palestine, many cities in the region are sacred to Abrahamic religions: Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Hebron are among the most important. Now Palestine only owns a quarter of the country.

In English it's usually written Philistine, the Philistines were a people who invaded the area, they were probably Romans who didn't speak Arabic, not too surprising as the Arabs came to Palestine nearly 2000 years later.

They're not currently a well-known Countryhumans character, but they may become soon one since the Middle East is slowly becoming popular among the fandom.

Male version
He doesn't have a predetermined appearance but he does have a popular version.

In this version he usually wears a white silk scarf striped in light red [one of the popular clothes worn by the Palestinians], a long-sleeved shirt usually white or light brown, black pants and black or dark brown shoes, he's also described with bandages and injuries due to his struggles against his parent/stepsibling Israel

Female version
Usually described to be wearing a Muslim traditional outfit or something more formal

Personality
The personality of Palestine is somewhat complicated, they're genius, courageous, strong, patient, forgiver (not when it comes to Britain and Israel), a very generous person; they welcome visitors very much and are keen to take good care of them; if you ever found yourself under their hospitality; they would really treat you very well and kindly; often would go too far and, spend a lot on your hospitality; your rejection of their food or whatever they offer you may make them feel bad; because they would think that they did something wrong to you and was a bad host, they love learning the culture of other countries and appreacate them, they care about the cleanliness of their homes; the general decor, and the trees in the garden, usually they consider it polite behavior to express their agreement with strangers in what they say; even if what's been said is contrary to their personal beliefs; as long as it's not about politics or calls to harm oneself/others; and those things, they're polite and they dislike to say insults and unacceptable words; they also hate seeing others saying those words, they're an amazing chef and love to discuss local foods and recipes, rhey prefer to talk about politics, it's a favorite topic that can't be avoid when discussing with them; since they're in permanent conflict with Israel, they're ;as well; so talented and excel in many fields.

They fight for their cause and their people, they're very religious and adhere to their customs and traditions, they also have a leadership personality that refuses to submit and remain broken, they also have a lot of persistence and determination; which is the secret of their success and their survival despite all obstacles they faced, they care a lot about their people and would try so hard to protect as many o them; and they're tolerant of the diversity of their people's religions.

Despite all these good qualities; they're fanatic; stubborn; gets angry quickly and usually resort to violence especially when they're mad; imposes authority by force; takes revenge instead of peaceful and calm talk; as they went through a lot of hard and painful events, just as they sometimes feel miserable and hate everything and everyone even themself; they would feel persecution; think they aren't wanted anywhere else; that they failed their people and still couldn't save them, but their friends always are helping them to overcome it, although their psyche is exhausted from all this conflict; seeing lots of their people being killed; plus the normalization of the Arab countries with Israel; they have an unexpected sense of humor; they love to laugh and make jokes every now and then.

Interests
Although they're currently busy with fighting in a conflicrt against Israel, they have many interests, they love their own national art and songs, just as writing many stories, poems, and novels, don't forget they're fond of cooking, as it's reflected in the delicious traditional Palestinian food they prepare, also they have a talent in architecture, they're obsessed with films/movies and successful in making them [many Palestinian films have become famous all over the world and nominated for Oscars], in addition, they love traditional craftwork and football very much, and many other interests, we can conclude that Palestine is an educated and talented person.

Other Symbols

 * Gazelle is the official national animal of Palestine.

Flag Meaning
The Palestinian flag is a tricolor of three equal horizontal stripes (black, white, and green from top to bottom) overlaid by a red triangle issuing from the hoist. This flag is derived from the Pan-Arab colors and is used to represent the State of Palestine and the Palestinian people. It was first adopted on 28 May 1964 by the Palestinian Liberation Organization.

The flag is almost identical to that of the Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz, which is the western portion of the Arabian peninsula, and the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party (both use a 2:3 ratio as opposed to Palestine's 1:2) as well as the short-lived Arab Federation of Iraq and Jordan (which had an equilateral triangle at the hoist). It is also very similar to the Flag of Jordan and Flag of Western Sahara, all of which draw their inspiration from the Arab Revolt against Ottoman rule (1916–1918). The flag of the Arab Revolt had the same graphic form, but the colors were arranged differently (white on the bottom, rather than in the middle)

Origin of languages
A Levantine Arabic dialect subgroup, it is spoken in Palestine by Arab citizens of Israel (mostly Palestinians) and in most Palestinian populations around the world.

Etymology
The word Palestine derives from Philistia, the name given by Greek writers to the land of the Philistines, who in the 12th century BCE occupied a small pocket of land on the southern coast, between modern Tel Aviv–Yafo and Gaza.

Ancient times
The first people to migrate to the land of Palestine were Canaanites, who came from the north of Arabia, normally spoke Arabic. They have also adopted the idea of alphabets from those who lived in current Lebanon. This migration occurred ca. 5000 b.c. After 3000 years came Israelites who are the sons of Jacob, son of Abraham. Israelites ruled over the region of today's Palestine, which at the time was in an area known as Southern Canaan or the Land of Palestine. The area went from Tyre in the north to Beersheba in the south. After the death of King Solomon, the land was split into the Northern Kingdom known as Samaria and Southern Kingdom are known as Judea. The Northern Kingdom was conquered by Assyrian King Sennacherib, expelling most of its Israelite residents. Ava was conquered by the Babylonians more than 100 years later, and much of its Jewish population was expelled as well. However, despite the destruction, some Jews and Samaritans remained in the land. After the Persian takeover of the Babylonian Empire, then Jake returned to Judea and slowly rebuilt their civilization. The area remained under direct Persian rule for 200 years more, with Jews having a limited autonomy. Now most Palestinians go to different countries like Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

Macedonian period
With conquests of Alexander the Great of Macedon, the area became dominated by Hellenistic rulers - first Alexander himself, later Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt and finally Seleucids. In the second century before the common era, the Jewish population of the area revolted against Seleucids and founded an independent Hasmonean kingdom. The Jewish kingdom expanded over the region in the next decades, conquering neighboring Samaritans, Edomeans and Nabateans. Slowly, however, the region became dominated by the Roman Empire.

Roman period
After a semi-independent rule of King Herod, Judea was turned into a Roman Province. Jews violently revolted against the Romans twice, but the Romans reconquered the whole area and finally renamed it Syria-Palaestina after one of Judea's ancient enemies, the Philistines. After two centuries, the Eastern Roman Empire became known as Byzantium, which became a Christian Empire. Byzantium kept its rule over the country, with Palaestina Prima and Palaestina Secunda districts of the Oriens Province with majorly Byzantine Christian population and big groups of Samaritans, Jews, Greek Byzantines, and Christian Arabs.

Middle Ages and Ottomans
Palestine as captured from the Turkish Ottoman Empire in 1918.

Over the next centuries, the region was briefly conquered by Persians, became part of the Arab Muslim Empire, the Crusader kingdom, the Mamluk Sultanate, and the Ottoman Empire. During World War 1, General Allenby attacked the Turkish army in the valley of Megiddo (identified as Armageddon in the Bible), from 19 to 25 September 1918.[11] Today Jordan comprises 81% and Israel 19% of Palestine Mandate. Trans-Jordan was established on 25 May 1946, with the intention of Israel being the remaining 19%. Mandate Palestine is divided into Trans-Jordan/Jordan (81%) and Israel (19%), as today the Jordanian capture of East Jerusalem and West Bank has been reversed. The Gaza strip was captured by Israel from Egypt in 1967, and Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005. The region is often named Holy Land and is sacred for Christians, Jews and Muslims who recognize the Ten Commandments.

Government
The Palestinian government is the government of the Palestinian Authority or the State of Palestine, since June 2007, there have been two competing governments in the Palestinian territories, one in the West Bank and the other in the Gaza Strip, the government on the West Bank was generally recognized as the Palestinian Authority Government, on the other hand, the government in the Gaza Strip claimed to be the legitimate government of the Palestinian Authority. Until June 2014, when the Palestinian Unity Government was formed, the government in the West Bank was the Fatah-dominated Palestinian government of 2013, in the Gaza Strip the government was the Hamas government of 2012, following two Fatah–Hamas Agreements in 2014, on 25 September 2014 Hamas agreed to let the PA Government resume control over the Gaza Strip and its border crossings with Egypt and Israel, but that agreement had broken down by June 2015, after President Abbas said the PA government was unable to operate in the Gaza Strip.

Geography
Palestine lies in the west of the Asian continent between the longitude of 15-34 and 40-35 east and between the latitudes 30-29 and 15 -33 north. It constitutes the southwestern part of a major geographical unit in the Arab Mashreq, Bilad al-Sham, which includes - as well as Palestine - Lebanon, Syria and Jordan, and therefore its borders were shared with those countries, as well as its border with Egypt.

Family

 * Turkey —  adoptive parent
 * Iraq — sibling
 * Syria — sibling
 * Saudi Arabia — pibling
 * Sudan — cousin-sibling
 * South Sudan — cousin-sibling
 * Jordan — sibling
 * Kuwait — cousin-sibling
 * Yemen — cousin-sibling
 * Oman — cousin-sibling
 * United Arab Emirates — cousin-sibling
 * Qatar — cousin-sibling

Optional
'''WARNING: There is controversy about the type of relationship of countries that were former European colonies with the current Western countries. So the following countries are only optional:'''

Israel-Pictogram.png Israel — parent/stepsibling (controversial and optional)
 * United Kingdom — step-parent  (very complicated)

Friends

 * Algeria — "They're my best friend! They've been protecting me from Israel-Pictogram.png Israel in hard times! Their people love me so much ! I wish all countries were like them ! she's forever by my side! wait, do they consider me as their child?"
 * Syria — "Poor sibling... I feel them... hope they're going to be okay"
 * Somalia —"They hosted an Arab league meeting in Mogadishu for all of the Arab League-Pictogram.png Arab League countries to not recognize Israel as a country back in 1978. Unfortunately, their country isn't doing so well because of piracy. I hope they can break free from their issues."
 * Indonesia — "My lovely friend! They helped me many times and still does it!"
 * Iraq — " I love you my sibling! You and my sibling Syria are close to me, we deserve to be together to protect and support each other during these unjust crises that have befallen us."
 * Malaysia — "They're one of my best friends! We have strong brotherly relations, so we're closer to be siblings than friends! Many of my people choose to take refuge in their land temporarily, and I really appreciate their repeated support for me and my people."
 * Ireland — "They're one of the only european countries in the EU that support me. Thank you."
 * Pakistan — "Even when the rest of the world will go against me, they will always stay by me side. I will always be grateful to you."
 * Romania - "Just like Ireland, you're one of the European countries that support me a lot. Thank you."

Neutral
United States-Pictogram.png United States"Has become their business ally, and sends me aid. You're people are protesting about me. However you're allies with Israel-Pictogram.png Israel. I dont know if I should see you as an ally/friend."
 * Saudi Arabia — "They're still my pibling, I respect them, I hope they'll soon realize that
 * Philippines — “Thank you for recognizing me! But please, tell Israel-Pictogram.png Israel to give me independence!!”
 * India — "So you have trade relations with me and I gave you on my highest awards, You still have good relations with Israel. Playing 2 sides, impressive..."
 * South Africa — "you are a great friend and an awesome ally. We have a pretty great relation. Although you seem to support Israel as well"

Enemies

 * Israel — "WHY?! For what crime do you want to kill my people for?! Why do you take my land? The Muslims and Christians are suffering, but YOU don't care at all! You've brainwashed some of my family as well! Inshallah my people and I will be free..."
 * Palau — "We would've been friends if it weren't for them having more close ties with them!"
 * Ukraine — "Why don't you like me?"
 * Georgia — "You support Israel more than me..."
 * Eritrea — "Israel gave you money and military supplies so you can be manipulated you and not recognize me. What a shame..."

Past Version

 * British Palestine

Israel
"I hate you! Moreover I despise you. Why do you want to kill me that badly? And now you're killing many of my people! Why?! What have I done to deserve this?" PALESTINE'S THOUGHTS ABOUT ISRAEL

United States
"Hm. You're people are good at protesting about the conflict, still, should I trust you? What if you betray me?" PALESTINE'S THOUGHTS ABOUT THE UNITED STATES

Ever since the Israeli-Palestine conflict has grown, many Americans have been protesting about it. The government is pressured and doesn't know what to do, they have sended aid, though.

Trivia

 * Palestine is mainly shipped with Algeria and Indonesia.
 * They are mostly depicted to be "victimized" by Israel since it has a connection about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
 * They are shown to be depressed and a soft personality.
 * The country is not well known in the fandom, however, It has made a slight popularity due to multiple appearance of different authors from Youtube, Tumblr and Instagram (mostly with Israel and them being shipped with countries).

Extra(s)

 * Based on numerous hieroglyphs in Egyptian documents, Palestine’s original name has been transliterated as “Peleset.”
 * “Palestine” has its origins from the word “Philista”, created by Greek writers to the region of the Philistines.
 * The stone industry is the largest sector of the Palestinian economy. There are over 650 stone production sites in the West Bank, 138 of which are in Beit Fajjar. Quarried stones are cut int a range of pink, golden, sand, and off-white tiles and bricks which are known as Jerusalem stone. A significant portion of these stones are exported to Israel, Jordan, Europe, and North America.
 * For many centuries, olives have been a central part of Palestinian life, culture, and tradition. With over 45% of land in the country dedicated to olive trees, it is no surprise that they are a highly revered and treasured aspect of Palestine’s identity.
 * The majority of the population is Muslim, although there is also a large population of Christians as well.
 * Christmas is celebrated 3 times each year. The first of which is December 25th, per western tradition, followed by January 6th per Greek Orthodox tradition, and finally on January 18th, as per Armenian tradition.
 * The Church of Nativity, which is considered the birthplace of Jesus Christ is regarded as a sacred place by both Christians and Muslims alike. It is also one of the world’s oldest churches
 * Ramadan is a holy month in Islam which includes fasting from sunrise to sunset. Because the majority of Palestinians are Muslim, Palestinian businesses adjust accordingly. Most all shops close before sunset. Most restaurants are also closed during the day, with the exception of some hotels catering to tourists. It can be considered offensive to those who are fasting to eat, drink, or smoke out in public during this holy month.
 * Palestine is known for some of the most beautiful wildflowers in the world, popping into the existence mostly in April and May. These include irises, jonquils, wild poppies, and other vibrant species of flowers which paint the colorful hillsides during a short spring season.
 * There are several species of large wild animals in Palestine as well! These include foxes, mountain gazelles, Nubian Ibex (a desert-dwelling species of goat), wild boar, wolves, jackals, leopards, hyenas, and many types of migratory birds as well