--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "larry.potter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sparaig" <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "larry.potter" > <larry.potter@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, bob_brigante <no_reply@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, 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. > > > > > > > Now... Who says it is their birth right land? > > > > it wasn't part of a quote, if that's what you asking. >
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