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[On screen: The OSSPAC emblem, the line "One State Solution · Political Action Committee" and the title "What the Resolution asks for" beside the speaker throughout; footer band: osspac.org]

The One State Resolution is simple to state and hard to ignore. It asks for one democratic state between the river and the sea, with equal citizenship for all, Palestinians of every background, Muslims, Christians, Jews, and everyone who calls this land home. It asks for equal representation, one person, one vote, in shared institutions accountable to all. It asks for equal protection under the law and for the right of return for the refugees driven from their homes since 1948.

It asks for reconciliation with truth at its center and for investment in every community so that security and prosperity are shared rather than rationed. Two states have been promised for decades and never delivered. Partition has produced walls, checkpoints, and permanent inequality. One state with equal rights is the path to a just and lasting peace. Read the full Resolution at osspac.org and share it.

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[On screen: The OSSPAC emblem and wordmark, top right, throughout; the spoken words appear as captions]

Palestine was for millennia a peaceful and diverse homeland where communities of all faiths lived with a shared Levantine identity.

That stability began to unravel in the late 19th century when colonial powers and European political movements pushed to establish a Jewish homeland in Palestine despite the presence of the indigenous Palestinians deeply rooted in the land.

In 1917, the British government issued the Balfour Declaration, a political act shaped by maniacal Zionist influence that ignored Palestinian sovereignty and encouraged illegal European Jewish immigration.

This shift disrupted the demographic balance and set the stage for escalating conflict.

After World War Two, Zionist political and financial pressure intensified, accelerating the push for a Jewish state.

In 1948, the Nakba, the catastrophe, unfolded. Armed Zionist terrorists massacred and forcibly expelled approximately 810,000 Palestinians, destroying our villages and displacing our families who had lived there for time immemorial.

In the decades that followed, we Palestinians resisted colonization and occupation through every means available, from cultural preservation and civil disobedience to political advocacy and armed struggle.

Our fight has always centered on protecting our land, our identity, and the right of return for millions of refugees.

A just and lasting peace requires acknowledging these historical injustices and restoring Palestinian dignity and sovereignty.

Without meaningful political will and international recognition, the cycle of displacement and resistance will continue. The one-state resolution offers a transformative path forward, a single democratic state between the river and the sea, where all Palestinians live with equal rights, equal representation, and equal protection under the law.

With shared governance, reconciliation, and investment in every community, this vision creates the foundation for justice, coexistence, and a future where all who call Palestine home can finally live in peace. Get more details at www.osspac.org and join our fight for freedom.

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[On screen: The OSSPAC emblem and wordmark as the backdrop throughout]

One persistent myth claims Palestine was a land without a people, suggesting emptiness before Zionist colonization. In reality, it was home to hundreds of thousands of Palestinians living in villages, farms, and cities since ancient times. This slogan was and still is colonial propaganda meant to erase indigenous Palestinians and justify continued occupation and ethnic cleansing. Another myth says Zionists made the desert bloom.

But Palestine, part of the Fertile Crescent, was already agriculturally rich, with olives, citrus, grains, and Bedouin farming in the Naqab region. Much of early colonialist agriculture came from land stolen during the 1940s ethnic cleansing event known as the Nakba, not miraculous transformation. Finally, it's claimed Palestinians fled voluntarily in the 1940s.

Declassified records show the opposite. Over 810,000 Palestinians were expelled or fled massacres like Deir Yassin and al-Lydd.

No evidence supports Arab orders to evacuate. Leaders urge people to stay.

These myths conceal the truth. Zionism was, and remains, a genocidal, settler colonial project that ethnically cleansed indigenous Palestinians through force.

Understanding this history is essential for justice and peace. Learn more at www.osspac.org. Thank you, God bless and free Palestine.

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[On screen: Myth vs Reality]

There's a persistent non-biblical Israeli myth about Palestine that needs immediate clarity.

[On screen: Illustration — "Debunking the myth of Muslims driving Christians out of Palestine": Myth, a man turning a priest away; Reality, the two standing together before a mosque and a church over a map of Palestine. Toggle: Myth | Historical Record]

Some of these nonsensical myths claim Palestinian Muslims drove out Palestinian Christians. But history and Christians like me say otherwise. For centuries, Palestinian Christians, Muslims, and other denominations lived together in shared towns, schools, and civic life.

[On screen: A church and a mosque icon over an outline map of Palestine]

There's absolutely no evidence of Palestinian Muslims expelling Palestinian Christians. The major Palestinian Christian population decline began in the 1940s during massacres and forced expulsions at gunpoint by Zionist Jewish terrorists.

[On screen: 1948 → Mass Displacement. Christians and Muslims were displaced together.]

We Palestinian Christians and Muslims were and still are ethnically cleansed from our ancestral homeland. Palestinian Christians like me consistently reject these non-biblical Israeli myths.

[On screen: United Return — Together, or not at all]

In villages like al-Mujaydil, south of Nazareth, we refused to return unless our Muslim neighbors could return as well.

[On screen: Land Loss · Checkpoints · Settlement Expansion · Movement Restrictions]

Today, we Palestinian Christians persistently cite the same pressures as fellow Palestinian Muslims: land loss, checkpoints, settlement expansion, and restricted movement.

[On screen: OSSPAC.ORG — Debunking Myths]

The truth is simple. Palestinian Christian families like mine were not driven out by Palestinian Muslims. We were and still are affected by the same occupation and ethnic cleansing policies. One people, one shared struggle. Free Palestine.

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