Did Israel take over Palestine?

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The Land of Israel has been referred to by many different names throughout its history- Canaan, Judah, Judea, Israel and Palestine. Each of these names has deep historical significance based on the inhabitants or conquerors of the land.

Though modern day Israel was established in a land known as Palestine, named by the Romans who took control in the Second Century CE, its inhabitants have been historically Jewish since biblical times. No matter where Jewish people live across the world, the land of Israel continues to be their homeland.

Farha is a new film on Netflix depicting Israeli forces murdering a Palestinian family during the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s creation has been condemned by Israeli officials as “creating a false narrative”. We are zooming out to give you a wider perspective of the events.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:51 The origin of the name "Israel"
02:37 The kingdoms of Israel and Judah
04:04 The Philistines
05:31 The origin of the name "Palestine"
07:23 Roman renaming of Judea
09:25 Perpetuation of the name "Palestine"
09:42 Diaspora Jews as "Palestinians"
09:59 Palestine and Eretz Yisrael

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