BBC documentary on the well-known Jewish Bar Kokhba Revolt against the occupying Roman Empire, about 2,000 years ago, in Judea, a name signifying “land of the Jews.” Where were “palestinians“? Hiding? No, no such people existed. It was the Bar Kokhba Revolt that resulted in the Emperor Hadrian’s renaming Judea as “palaestina“ in retribution for the revolt, intended to erase the ancient Jewish heritage of the country. Palaestina referred to Jews’ ancient Philistine foes who were raiders from the Greek world. Later, palaestina was anglicized into the name “palestine” by Europeans.