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A question of Evidence

Reader comment on item: Why Newt Gingrich Was Right about Palestinian History
in response to reader comment: Re-transfering the name Palestinian from Jews to Muslims is...

Submitted by Amin Riaz (United Kingdom), Dec 19, 2011 at 18:05

Any evidence or just ignorant ramblings? The word Palestine has a long history. Whichever area it actually was ....Philistines - existed before the Jews got to Israel.

That is according to the Old Testament.

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