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"Philistia'
Reader comment on item: Newt Gingrich and the "Invented" Palestinian People
in response to reader comment: Philistines?
Submitted by moshe mones (United States), Dec 13, 2011 at 21:12
Dear Kepha Hor,
The reference to the 'Philistines' was because the name 'Palestine' was coined by the Romans which is their equivalent to Philistia. The Western World picked up on this and Israel became 'Palestine'/Philistia. Thus as you point out, Palestinian, (or Philistinian) is a complete misnomer. Thanks for the clarity!!!
Moshe Mones
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