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British Museum removes ‘Palestine’ from ancient Middle East displays (thelemmy.club)

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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/14/british-museum-removes-palestine-references-from-ancient-mi/

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[-] napoleonsdumbcousin@feddit.org 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Apparently the panel in the museum is about the Hyksos, so 1650 - 1550 BC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyksos

The oldest mention of the predecessor term "Peleset" is from 1150 BC. And the actual term "Palestine" appeared around the 5th century BC.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_name_Palestine

[-] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

that would make sense then, given that at the time the Palestinians (Peleset) weren't even in the area, as they likely came from Cyprus with the Sea people.

similarly, Jews weren't there either, as they come from Babilonia. so cnaan makes sense.

that being said, there's much Palestinian erasure it makes sense to be hyper vigilant

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