The Israelis and Palestinians are two very distinct peoples, but geographically, Israel and Palestine are one and the same territories.  
How did this come about and is there any hope for the future?   
Martin Bunton is the author of The Palestinian-Israeli Conflict: A Very Short Introduction – he spoke to Ciarán Dunbar.

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