The British Museum has removed the word #Palestine from displays about the ancient Middle East following complaints.
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@charlesdelavalleepoussin @Geri What they said on their website is "UKLFI requested that the Museum review its collections and revise terminology so regions are referred to by historically accurate names such as Canaan, the Kingdoms of Israel and Judah, or Judea, depending on the period being described." so they asked for that "scholarly" process. Is there something wrong with that? Is it accurate to use the European term "Palestine" for ancient Cannonite cities?
What was this scholarly process?
If you weren't so naive you'd realise that letter was a threat.
That group had form.
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@Geri Who made those complaints? People who object to fake history. The word "Palestine" was used by Roman (European) imperialists for what was left over after their genocide in Israel/Judea. There is no evidence of prior use.
@vy The term "Peleset" appears in Egyptian inscriptions around 1150 BCE. Later, the Greek historian Herodotus used "Palaistinē" in the 5th century BCE to describe the region
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@charlesdelavalleepoussin @vy The term #Palestine first appeared in Ancient Egyptian texts (as Peleset) around 1150 BCE to describe the Philistine people. The Greek historian Herodotus later used "Palaistinē" in the 5th century BCE to refer to the wider region.
(Ahem)
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@charlesdelavalleepoussin @Geri The use of "Palestine" to describe parts of the Levant was in pre-Roman times is a European anachronism and is not accurate.
@vy @charlesdelavalleepoussin see my previous reply, thanks xx
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@Kay @kate @Geri I think bottom line is people need to stand up to Israel and say ENOUGH with their weaponized targeted killings, genocide, attacks on LGBQT, blackmail operations, political influence, human trafficking, biolabs being propped up in US.
FFS enough is enough with their bullshit already.
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The UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) according to this report.
https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/british-museum-palestine-middle-east-displays-b1271100.html
They also had the children's art removed from a London hospital.
its on their own website they're proud of it
https://www.uklfi.com/hospital-removes-gaza-artwork-from-hospital-corridor
@charlesdelavalleepoussin outstanding find, Charles !!
My post was mere conjecture
May I recycle some of these details?
Xxx
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@charlesdelavalleepoussin outstanding find, Charles !!
My post was mere conjecture
May I recycle some of these details?
Xxx
Go for it, it is all public information
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@charlesdelavalleepoussin @vy The term #Palestine first appeared in Ancient Egyptian texts (as Peleset) around 1150 BCE to describe the Philistine people. The Greek historian Herodotus later used "Palaistinē" in the 5th century BCE to refer to the wider region.
(Ahem)
@Geri @charlesdelavalleepoussin Not everything that starts with "P" in transcription to latin alphabet is the same as "Palestine". In particular "Peleset" which, as far as I remember, means "Sea People" describes a wide group of related invaders of Egypt whose origins are not known.
As Wikipedia points out, there is a scholarly consensus.
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@JustinMac84
You never know, he might indeed be involved.
@Geri@alterelefant @Geri My exclamation was down to annoyance and indignation at the erasure by the British Musieum. I am less bothered about who whinged about it than that the museum took the action.
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