Palestinian nationalism is the national movement of the
Palestinian people. It has roots in the national liberation movements emerging in the 19th and 20th centuries, calling for the rejection of colonialism and movements calling for national independence. In opposition to pan-Arabism, Palestinian nationalism has emphasized
Palestinian self-determination and has rejected the historic occupation of the Palestinian territories by Israel and the non-domestic Arab rule by
Egypt over the
Gaza Strip and
Jordan over the
West Bank.