“...civilisations in Egypt, Greece, Syria, Palestine, Mesopotamia...”
Never before in the history of earth has there ever been a nation known as Palestine....
I actually had this "discussion" with a family member. They insisted, "It's in the Bible." I asked, "Who ruled over the nation of Palestine and when?"
The reference to "Palestine" has always been a regional geographic location. Palestinians resided in the region. It would be like calling "The Southwest" a nation and lobbying for "Southwesterners" to have their own Country. Arguably, part of the South West could include part of Mexico. How you gonna manage that mess redrawing boarders that encroach on two countries?
So you’ve heard of a country called Mesopotamia?