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In a message dated 10/14/2000 8:34:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Philistine comes from the same root. >>
Yes, and the word for Palestinian in Turkish seems to be Philistin. So
weren't the Philistines around back in Biblical times. It's been a while
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--- Johannes Schmidt III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Why was it called Palestine back when it was British mandate prior to
> WW II? And these Arab refugees are presumably Palestinian refugees
> who were forced out by the Israelis.
Palestine was the Roman name for the area durin
