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By: 1873 Ottoman Empire Map NO PALESTINE NOTED « Samlade saker

1873 Ottoman Empire Map NO PALESTINE NOTED « Samlade saker — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 08:03:34 +0000

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By: Scott Thong

Scott Thong — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 03:29:57 +0000

No, because the Romans intentionally called the area ‘Palestine’ after enemies of Israel to spite the occupied Jews. So basically everyone living in the area became a ‘Palestinian’ – but they were not predominantly Arabs as the modern ‘Palestinians’ are.

By: Zack T

Zack T — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 02:22:30 +0000

There was a ‘Philistine’ in the bible…
Would that count?

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