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The name stems from the people who dwelled in the region named "Philistines" who descended from the people before that known as "Canaanites".

No, no it doesn't. The fact that you think it does bespeaks a very deep ignorance.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

No, no it doesn't. The fact that you think it does bespeaks a very deep ignorance.

Which specific assertion are you contesting?

 

[rosends]

Which specific assertion are you contesting?

Both. The Philistines were not descended from the Canaanites (they were a sea faring nation from Crete) and the land was not named for them, but as a way to sever the connection between the Jews who lived there and the land.

Philistine | Definition, People, Homeland, & Facts | Britannica

Philistine, one of a people of Aegean origin who settled on the southern coast of Palestine in the 12th century BCE, about the time of the arrival of the Israelites. According to biblical tradition, the Philistines came from Caphtor (possibly Crete, although there is no archaeological evidence...

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The Forgotten History of the Term "Palestine"

Some think of the Palestinian-Israeli dispute as a clash of nationalisms. Others stress religious antagonism, while others yet see an East-West power struggle. But it is roundly agreed upon that a key element of the conflict is land. That land, for many years by many people, was called...

www.hudson.org

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

Both. The Philistines were not descended from the Canaanites (they were a sea faring nation from Crete) and the land was not named for them, but as a way to sever the connection between the Jews who lived there and the land.

Philistine | Definition, People, Homeland, & Facts | Britannica

Philistine, one of a people of Aegean origin who settled on the southern coast of Palestine in the 12th century BCE, about the time of the arrival of the Israelites. According to biblical tradition, the Philistines came from Caphtor (possibly Crete, although there is no archaeological evidence...

www.britannica.com

The Forgotten History of the Term "Palestine"

Some think of the Palestinian-Israeli dispute as a clash of nationalisms. Others stress religious antagonism, while others yet see an East-West power struggle. But it is roundly agreed upon that a key element of the conflict is land. That land, for many years by many people, was called...

www.hudson.org

Note "the name was revived by the Romans" not invented by them, it was originally applied by the Greeks around the 5th century BC, several centuries before Rome became active in the region.

As for Philistines descending from Canaanites I'm prepared to concede that point, I was wrong.

 

[rosends]

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Note "the name was revived by the Romans" not invented by them, it was originally applied by the Greeks around the 5th century BC, several centuries before Rome became active in the region.

As for Philistines descending from Canaanites I'm prepared to concede that point, I was wrong.

So the you also believe that the name only applies to that small area, right? The question is why was it applied to the larger area later? To sever the connection if Jews to the land as a whole.

 

[Sherlock Holmes]

So the you also believe that the name only applies to that small area, right? The question is why was it applied to the larger area later? To sever the connection if Jews to the land as a whole.

Please, it's only 9am and you're playing the victim card already!

 

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Water, Land, and Destruction: The Ecocide of Palestinian Resources​

 

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Israeli military's crushed morale mirrored in country's economy, with Shir Hever​

 

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Roger Waters TAKES ON Piers Morgan​

 

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Ep. 125 - The limits of international law with Dr. Ardi Imseis​

 

[rosends]

Please, it's only 9am and you're playing the victim card already!

Actually I'm citing history. Sorry you are ignorant.

 

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Journalist Michael Tracey Goes UNDERCOVER To Debunk Antisemitism Allegations At Columbia University​

 

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Questioning the State w/ Said Arikat and Sam Husseini (pt. 3)​

 

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Is the Western left afraid of talking about Palestinian armed resistance? with Abdaljawad Omar​

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War in Gaza 'one of most critical cases of genocide', UN rapporteur tells FRANCE 24 • FRANCE 24​

 

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Israel Wants the World to Become Numb and Distracted, But the Genocide is Ongoing, w/ Mouin Rabbani​

 

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CONFLICT IN GAZA | Journalist Myriam François and Professor Uriel Abulof debate​

 

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No, no it doesn't. The fact that you think it does bespeaks a very deep ignorance.

The Palestinians lived in Palestine long before foreigners started giving them different names. The name Palestine was used regularly for centuries.

Britain called its mandate The Mandate for Palestine because it was already Palestine.

 

[rylah]

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Was he a supporter of the Fatah coup?