In the book “Palaestina”, written in 1714, the author Hadriani Relandi wrote these prominent conclusions:
1. Not one settlement in the Land of Israel has a name that is of Arabic origin
2. Most of the land was empty, desolate.
3. No Palestinian heritage or Palestinian nation

More on Hadriani Relandi here: http://cojs.org/1695-jews-jerusalem/
