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You are always welcome!
Do you know the biggest hamula (family) in gaza their last name is "el masri" translate from arabic is the Egyptian.
According to most family names one can know their origin. Many of them are also Jewish at the root. Jews converted

 7 years ago (edited) 

Thanks, I did not know they were the biggest family, but yes, I am familiar with that name, as well as many others that all indicate the place of recent origin, abu Liban for example. Like many of the Jews of Israel, most Palestinians are descendants of people who came in the late 1800 and early 1900's when it was a part of the Ottoman Empire. And you're right, many Jews and Christians converted, and some are learning of it recently too. Let's hope soon the world will remember the full history...