[solzhenitsyn]

Interesting that an Arab Muslim would use this argument. Samson's victims were Philistines, i.e., Palestinians.

[Sabramerican]

"Palestinians" are Arabs, they are not descendants of the ancient Aegean people the Philistines.

Why would you think they are, because both names start with a P?

That being said, the "Palestinians" deny the existence of ancient Israel. They take the stories of the Bible for themselves. Following that train of claim, Samson would be a "Palestinian". So by their own logic, Samson, the first suicide bomber was a "Palestinian".

[null and void]

Interesting that an Arab Muslim would use this argument. Samson's victims were Philistines, i.e., Palestinians.

Bingo...

[tang-soo]

Interesting that an Arab Muslim would use this argument. Samson's victims were Philistines, i.e., Palestinians.

Not True. There is no such thing as a Palistinian. THere is no Palistinian language, art, history, literature ... etc. The term Palistine can from 1st century Rome. When Israel rebelled against Rome, the local governor is said to have asked his staff to identify Israel's biggest enemy throughtout the ages. The answer, 'the Phillistines'. So he forced Judea to be renamed Phillistia - 'Land of the Phillistines'.

What's important about this argument is that while the Phillistines WERE a people-group (thought to be from Greece or Macadonia), the people who today call themselves Palistinian's are Arabs who have hijacked the name.

During the late 1800's, everyone (including Jews) that lived in that area called themselves Palistinians. Even the Jewish newspaper was named the 'Palistinian Post'. It wasn't until the 1960's with the aid of some Madison Ave. (in the words of Dave Berry, I'm not making this up), Arafat took on the name Palistianian in a failed attempt to establish an ancient heritage to the land. In other words, today's Hamas whackos have NO biological ties to the Philistines.

Sorry to sound like I'm ranting, I'm not, just want to claify a myth that's been out there for many years.

[sheik yerbouty]

The Philistines were originally Mycaneans. The Arab Muslim invasion of the area had not yet occurred.