When Romans renamed ancient Israel as “Palestine”

[MartyNYC]

The name “Palestine” is thought by some to be an Arab word and founded by Arabs. Wrong and wrong. ”Palestine” is not an Arabic word nor is it derived from an Arabic word. “Palestine” isn’t even an indigenous Middle Eastern name. It comes from a fictional Roman name imposed on Jews, intended to erase the Jewish identity and heritage of their homeland. So, “Palestine” never actually existed. “Palestine” is bullshit.

 

[Viktor]

The name “Palestine” is thought by some to be an Arab word and founded by Arabs. Wrong and wrong. ”Palestine” is not an Arabic word nor is it derived from an Arabic word. “Palestine” isn’t even an indigenous Middle Eastern name. It comes from a fictional Roman name imposed on Jews, intended to erase the Jewish identity and heritage of their homeland. So, “Palestine” never actually existed. “Palestine” is bullshit.



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Palestine was the name given to the British mandate for the Middle East after WWI. The Romans called their colony "Judea".

 

[MartyNYC]

Palestine was the name given to the British mandate for the Middle East after WWI. The Romans called their colony "Judea".

Whom do you think the British got the name Palestine from?

 

[Augustine_]

The name “Palestine” is thought by some to be an Arab word and founded by Arabs. Wrong and wrong. ”Palestine” is not an Arabic word nor is it derived from an Arabic word. “Palestine” isn’t even an indigenous Middle Eastern name. It comes from a fictional Roman name imposed on Jews, intended to erase the Jewish identity and heritage of their homeland. So, “Palestine” never actually existed. “Palestine” is bullshit.



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Yeah bro countries have never changed names before

 

[MartyNYC]

Yeah bro countries have never changed names before

Jews never changed the name of their country.

 

[frigidweirdo]

The name “Palestine” is thought by some to be an Arab word and founded by Arabs. Wrong and wrong. ”Palestine” is not an Arabic word nor is it derived from an Arabic word. “Palestine” isn’t even an indigenous Middle Eastern name. It comes from a fictional Roman name imposed on Jews, intended to erase the Jewish identity and heritage of their homeland. So, “Palestine” never actually existed. “Palestine” is bullshit.



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Kind of like saying that Apfel is a made up name for Apple and therefore apples don't exist.

 

[MartyNYC]

Kind of like saying that Apfel is a made up name for Apple and therefore apples don't exist.

Kind of like saying Jerusalem is really Aelia Capitolina because the Roman Emperor who called ancient Israel “Palaestine” also renamed Jerusalem to honor himself and the god Jupiter.

 

[surada]

The name “Palestine” is thought by some to be an Arab word and founded by Arabs. Wrong and wrong. ”Palestine” is not an Arabic word nor is it derived from an Arabic word. “Palestine” isn’t even an indigenous Middle Eastern name. It comes from a fictional Roman name imposed on Jews, intended to erase the Jewish identity and heritage of their homeland. So, “Palestine” never actually existed. “Palestine” is bullshit.



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Herodotus wrote about the Syrian province of Palestine in 500 BC.

 

[rosends]

Herodotus wrote about the Syrian province of Palestine in 500 BC.

The wikipedia entry on the name, and its notes about Heriodotus' use are fascinating.

Timeline of the name Palestine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

While this helps establish the regional label, it does not indicate a discrete nation/country or people connected to that label.

 

[surada]

The wikipedia entry on the name, and its notes about Heriodotus' use are fascinating.

Timeline of the name Palestine - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

While this helps establish the regional label, it does not indicate a discrete nation/country or people connected to that label.

It was just a province of Syria.

 

[MartyNYC]

It was just a province of Syria.

Syria is a Greek name, not Arabic. Palestine is a Roman/Latin name, not Arabic.

 

[surada]

Syria is a Greek name, not Arabic. Palestine is a Roman/Latin name, not Arabic.

So what? They were Arab from the time of the Akkadian Empire.

 

[rosends]

It was just a province of Syria.

Exactly. It was never a country or nation or a function of Arab-anything.

 

[MartyNYC]

So what? They were Arab from the time of the Akkadian Empire.

No.