Inconvenient fact: The word “Palestine” is Hebrew in origin

[MartyNYC]

“Palestine” founded by “Palestinians”? Well, no. The name “Palestine” is actually Hebrew in origin. It refers to Philistines, an ancient people who were Greeks, not “Palestinians.” Philistines invaded ancient Israel and settled on the Mediterranean coast including in Ashdod and Ashkelon in modern Israel. So, “Palestine” historically is connected to Jews. Today, Jews do not “occupy” “Palestine”—Jews have lived there since antiquity,

 

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“Palestine” founded by “Palestinians”? Well, no. The name “Palestine” is actually Hebrew in origin. It refers to Philistines, an ancient people who were Greeks, not “Palestinians.” Philistines invaded ancient Israel and settled on the Mediterranean coast including in Ashdod and Ashkelon in modern Israel. So, “Palestine” historically is connected to Jews. Today, Jews do not “occupy” “Palestine”—Jews have lived there since antiquity,



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Nope. It has nothing to do with Philistines although that's a common mistake.

 

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Roving Sea Peoples may have settled Transjordan, archaeologist says

Not all scholars convinced by evidence suggesting kin of Philistines migrated as far inland as site associated with Bible's Jabesh Gilead

www.timesofisrael.com

 

[MartyNYC]

Nope. It has nothing to do with Philistines although that's a common mistake.

Palestine refers to Philistines. You couldn’t figure this out, brainiac?

 

[surada]

The population of Palestine was quite small throughout history.

Jewish & Non-Jewish Population of Israel/Palestine (1517-Present)

Encyclopedia of Jewish and Israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from anti-Semitism to Zionism.

www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org

 

[MartyNYC]

The population of Palestine was quite small throughout history.

Jewish & Non-Jewish Population of Israel/Palestine (1517-Present)

Encyclopedia of Jewish and Israeli history, politics and culture, with biographies, statistics, articles and documents on topics from anti-Semitism to Zionism.

www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org

There never has been a historic nation of palestine, land of palestine, language of palestine, god of palestine. That all applies to Israel and Jews.

 

[surada]

Palestine refers to Philistines. You couldn’t figure this out, brainiac?


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Herodotus called it Syria -Palestine about 500 BC.

 

[MartyNYC]

Herodotus called it Syria -Palestine about 500 BC.

Herodotus was Greek. Is Greece in the Middle East?

 

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Herodotus was Greek. Is Greece in the Middle East?

Palestine was a province of Syria like Kuwait was a province of Iraq. There were no countries called Germany or Italy.

Herodotus | Biography, Histories, & Facts | Britannica

Herodotus, Greek author of the first great narrative history produced in the ancient world, the History of the Greco-Persian Wars. He remains the leading source of original information not only for Greek history between 550 and 479 BCE but also for much of that of western Asia and of Egypt at...

www.britannica.com

 

[MartyNYC]

Palestine was a province of Syria like Kuwait was a province of Iraq. There were no countries called Germany or Italy.

Herodotus | Biography, Histories, & Facts | Britannica

Herodotus, Greek author of the first great narrative history produced in the ancient world, the History of the Greco-Persian Wars. He remains the leading source of original information not only for Greek history between 550 and 479 BCE but also for much of that of western Asia and of Egypt at...

www.britannica.com

Palestine never existed, except in a Greek writer’s imagination.

 

[MartyNYC]

Palestine was a province of Syria like Kuwait was a province of Iraq. There were no countries called Germany or Italy.

Herodotus | Biography, Histories, & Facts | Britannica

Herodotus, Greek author of the first great narrative history produced in the ancient world, the History of the Greco-Persian Wars. He remains the leading source of original information not only for Greek history between 550 and 479 BCE but also for much of that of western Asia and of Egypt at...

www.britannica.com

There was an ancient country called Israel, but not palestine. Sorry, Arab.