Countries, nations and states. Where does Palestine fit in?

Going by American anthropologist Clifford Geertz’s definition, Ukraine is a nation, a state, a country, a society and a people. That’s according to most Ukrainian people, as well as their president Volodymyr Zelensky. Russia’s President Putin doesn’t agree, but then he wouldn’t, would he?

As previously noted, Mr Geertz described each of these terms as follows: A nation means “blood, race, descent, and the mysteries and mystifications of biological alikeness”. A state is about “political and civic loyalty and the indivisibilities of law, obedience, force, and government”. A country is about “geographical aggregation, territorial demarcation, and the sense of origin, home, and habitat”. A society is about “interaction, companionship, and practical association, the encounter of persons and the play of interests”. And a people is about “cultural, historical, linguistic, religous, or psychological affinity-a quiddity of spirit”.

So, where does Palestine fit in?