[left that other site]

I saw that and cheered!

[Campion]

The Basilica of the Nativity is in Bethlehem. which is P.A. territory. You have to go through a checkpoint at a wall to get to it from Jerusalem.

[Lysandru]

I saw the episode. And when the first contestant answered “Palestine,” I half-expected the judges to accept that answer.

[scrabblehack]

Hmm...It’s not Israel proper...
Would you say that Puerto Rico/American Samoa were in the United States? Is Bermuda in the UK?

[a fool in paradise]

>>Contestant Katie Needle quickly buzzed in, answering “What is Palestine?”

Ha heh!

[Hebrews 11:6]

A blatantly one-sided CNN hit-piece.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

My answer was Palestine as well, and I was surprised that they didn't accept it. I concluded that perhaps there was some slant to things of which I wasn't aware.

[Repeal 16-17]

There is a Palestinian National Authority, but there is no Palestine. The area in which the Church of the Nativity is located is part of the State of Israel. The Jeopardy! judge was correct.

[yarddog]

I have noticed in the last few months or maybe longer, Jeopardy has had quite a few answers which were stated as fact and are popularly believed but are probably not correct.

They should never use those type answers. Usually they preface it with something like “according to” which is OK.

[lightman]

For “built in the 300”s” correct answer would be “the Roman Empire” (under Constantine Magnus).

[Jan_Sobieski]

“Palestine” is a bogus term created by the Romans to shame the Jews. From the term Philistine, a name for a group of people that disappeared over 500 years earlier, the Romans renamed Israel after the Jews ancient enemies. There has never been a Palestinian language, nation, ethnic group, King, besides the Jews and Canaanites.

[dennisw]

I was there and it is in Israel.

[TADSLOS]

Palestine is about as authentic as Kwanza, Islam and Dianetics.

Made from whole cloth by kooks.

[Ancesthntr]

There isn’t, and never has been, a nation called Palestine. The people claiming to be Palestinian have no distinct language, culture or history (until 1948) as compared to the Arabs in neighboring countries. They are not a nation.

OTOH, Jerusalem has been the capital of the only Jewish nation for the last 3,000 years, even if others like the Romans, Turks or Arabs occupied it and prevented the active exercise of sovereignty by the Jews.

[colorado tanker]

Why wasn’t the answer “what is Bethlehem’? Seems a bad question.

[Haiku Guy]

Jeopardy is right.

They are backing off now. Trying to split the baby by cancelling the question.

That is a shame. They were right the first time. They should stick to their guns.

[SJackson]

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Foolish question. It's disputed territory. Closest I suppose, Area A, full control of the Palestinian Authority.