An Open Letter to Roland Simbulan, CenPEG.ORG

Dear Sir Simbulan,

I saw/heard your interview at DZMM Radyo Patrol 630, DZMM Teleradyo (22 June 2025) and I am greatly troubled by your statements that you repeatedly said -- that the modern-day land of Israel is an occupied state ng mga Palestinians.

This is alarming because he's a resource person and a former professor at UP, and yet he's a victim of fake news.

First, there was never a Palestinian nation / state. The modern State of Israel was from the Ottoman Empire. It was conquered by the British after WW1 and then divided by the UN into the State of Israel and Palestinian Authority. Israel accepted the partition plan but the PA rejected it. Israel is never a colonizer.

"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 what are now Tel Aviv–Yafo and Gaza. The name was revived by the Romans in the 2nd century ce in “Syria Palaestina,” designating the southern portion of the province of Syria." --Source: https://www.britannica.com/place/Palestine

It's a Roman Empire invention to severe the ties of the Jews from the ancient land of Israel.

I hope that the former professor would study his history more before providing such information on public.

Note:

He did reply. Then blocked me.