Palestine is not a historical country: Difference between revisions

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The name “[[Definition:Palestine (Region)|Palestine]]” was later adopted by the Romans. After suppressing the Bar Kokhba revolt in 135 CE, the Roman Emperor Hadrian renamed the province of Judea to “Syria Palaestina” in an attempt to minimize Jewish identification with the land.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=FELDMAN |first=L. H |date=1990 |title=Some Observations on the Name of Palestine |url=https://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=getRecordDetail&idt=6111507 |journal=Some Observations on the Name of Palestine |volume=61 |pages=1–23 |issn=0360-9049 |jstor=23508170}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Roman Provincias {{!}} Provincia Syria Palaestina |url=https://romanhistory.org/provincias/provincia-syria-palaestina |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=History Archive |language=en}}</ref>

Throughout these periods, the region was ruled by various empires and never existed as an independent state specifically called “Palestine”. It ~~was~~ part of larger administrative regions under the control of ~~these~~ empires.

Throughout these periods, the region was ruled by various empires and never existed as an independent state specifically called “Palestine”. It has always been a part of larger administrative regions under the control of empires OR independent Jewish kingdoms:

# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Kingdom_of_Egypt Ancient Egypt (c. 1500–1200 BCE)]

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 The name “[[Definition:Palestine (Region)|Palestine]]” was later adopted by the Romans. After suppressing the Bar Kokhba revolt in 135 CE, the Roman Emperor Hadrian renamed the province of Judea to “Syria Palaestina” in an attempt to minimize Jewish identification with the land.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=FELDMAN |first=L. H |date=1990 |title=Some Observations on the Name of Palestine |url=https://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=getRecordDetail&idt=6111507 |journal=Some Observations on the Name of Palestine |volume=61 |pages=1–23 |issn=0360-9049 |jstor=23508170}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Roman Provincias {{!}} Provincia Syria Palaestina |url=https://romanhistory.org/provincias/provincia-syria-palaestina |access-date=2025-08-10 |website=History Archive |language=en}}</ref>
-Throughout these periods, the region was ruled by various empires and never existed as an independent state specifically called “Palestine”. It was part of larger administrative regions under the control of these empires.
+Throughout these periods, the region was ruled by various empires and never existed as an independent state specifically called “Palestine”. It has always been a part of larger administrative regions under the control of empires OR independent Jewish kingdoms:
 # [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Kingdom_of_Egypt Ancient Egypt (c. 1500–1200 BCE)]