What happened to Palestine the country: "Following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, the 1949 Armistice Agreements between Israel and neighboring Arab states eliminated Palestine as a distinct territory. It was divided between Israel, Egypt, Syria and Jordan."

So there ya go, that's what really happened to Palestine as a country. It was absorbed into Israel, Egypt, Syria and Jordan. Everyone talks about the lands that Israel has, but nobody ever mentions the fact that Egypt, Syria and Jordan also now own parts of what was once Palestine. Since the Palestinians aren't having a lot of luck talking the Israelis out of any land, perhaps they should ask their brethren in Egypt, Syria and Jordan for THAT land back.

Keep in mind that Israel agreed to a peaceful partitioning of the land that would have given the Palestinians more than they have now. But the local Arabs disagreed with the partitioning and went to war instead, were beaten back, and now have less land than they would have if they'd just agreed to the partitioning in the first place.