--- In [email protected], "larry.potter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante <no_reply@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], off_world_beings > > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > The Greek form Palaistinêi from which English "Palestine" is > > > ultimately derived, was first used in the 5th century BCE by > > > Herodotus who wrote of the "district of Syria, called > > Palaistinêi". > > > The boundaries of the area he referred to were not explicitly > > > stated, but Josephus used the name only for Philistia. Ptolemy > > also > > > used the term. In Latin, Pliny wrote of a region of Syria that > > > was "formerly called Palaestina" when describing the eastern > coast > > > of the Mediterranean. > > > > > > Roman times > > > As a result of the First Jewish-Roman War (6673), Titus sacked > > > Jerusalem and destroyed the Second Temple, leaving only the > > Western > > > Wall. In 135, following the fall of a Jewish revolt led by Bar > > > Kokhba in 132135, the Roman emperor Hadrian expelled most Jews > > from > > > Judea, leaving large Jewish populations in Samaria and the > > Galilee. > > > He also changed the name of the Roman province of Judea (Israel) > > to > > > Syria Palaestina named after the Philistines as an insult to the > > now > > > conquered Jews. In what was considered a form of psychological > > > warfare, the Romans also tried to change the name of Jerusalem > to > > > Aelia Capitolina, but that had less staying power. Over time the > > > name Syria Palaestina was shortened to Palaestina, which by then > > had > > > become an administrative political unit within the Roman Empire. > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine#History > > > > > > OffWorld > > > > > > > **************** > > > > There are people who deny that Nazi Germany killed millions of > Jews - > > - the claim that there never was a Palestine is on a moral and > > intellectual par, by people who think that this big lie makes the > > Zionist land grab an OK thing. > > > > The victors of WWII forced Israel on the Arab world at a time when > > those countries were weak, poor, and disorganized -- sooner or > later > > the Arab peoples will be organized enough to reassert control over > > Palestine, no matter how much blood and money the U.S. and Israel > > are willing to spend. > > > > Zionism is really just trying to put the toothpaste back in the > > tube, and it ain't gonna work. Europeans took over North America > > primarily because disease killed 90% of the indigenous population, > > but Israel's 5 million Jews are vastly outnumbered and that math > is > > never going to change in Israel's favor. It's entirely > > understandable that the Jews of Europe would seek a place where > Jews > > could live without pogroms, but Israel is not that place and never > > will be. If humans were capable of reason (and of course they are > > not, the situation is hopeless until human consciousness is more > > expanded), then another homeland for the Jews would be found, > > instead of a place that will be a super-pogrom for them and their > > neighbors. > > Bob that's only in your twisted mind. > > The land of Israel was always the Jew's land. It's true that Jews > were driven away from the land to > whatever extent, and yes it's also true that others occupied it but > there always were Jews their. > Zionism is a return of rest of the Jews to their birth right land. >
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