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To: massgopguy

“The Roman Emperor Hadrian named the region Palestine around 100 AD to further infuriate the Jews.”

The land was called Palestine, but the people have never called themselves palestinians. That is, until fairly recently.


13 posted on 05/04/2007 10:23:47 AM PDT by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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To: bk1000
The land was called Palestine, but the people have never called themselves palestinians.

The Romans called the Land "Philistia." That got Anglicized to "Palestine" much, much later.

18 posted on 05/04/2007 10:33:50 AM PDT by Ancesthntr
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