But you were implying there was no “Palestinian culture” prior to the Arab conquest. This person is pointing out the people of Palestine were already there and simply took on some of the culture of their conquerors. It’s surely the case that the people of Israel (whose decendents now include Jewish and Muslim and Christians) previously had taken on aspects of Roman cultural during that conquest as well… it’s not about “race” it’s about having as deep cultural roots in that region as Jews do. Denying that doesn’t help anyone.