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Palestine comes from the Latin name of the region Palestina (the Roman Name for the Province) which in turn comes from Hebrew P'lishtim (Philistines).
Israel comes from Hebrew Yisra'el which loosely translates as "he that striveth with G-d" and is a name for Jews in general (although originally an alternative name for the biblical figure Jacob/Ya'aqobh).
Palestinian Arabs will call Israel Palestine and Jews and Zionists will call Israel Israel.
This question is based on a mistaken assumption. Most Jews do not call Israel Palestine and instead call it Israel. The only Jews who call Israel Palestine are those Jews who are anti-Zionist and therefore believe that the Palestinians should have the land.
Jews call their country Israel, based on the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) (1 Samuel 13:19). "Palestine" was the name Romans gave to the land after the Bar Kochba revolt, when Emperor Hadrian (in revenge against the Jews, who had put the Roman power in Judea in serious peril) ordered to use in all the official documents not the name "Judea" as it was in Second Temple times, but "Palestine." Palestine had been the name of the small piece of land in what is now the Gaza Strip where the "sea people" that had come from abroad around 1600 BCE founded five cities and (later) started bloody wars with the Israelites. Eventually, the Israelites defeated them and made them their vassals. The ancient Philistines (in Latin, Palaestinians) were the mortal enemies of the ancient Jews, and the world "Philistines" (in Hebrew, "Plishtim") is related to the Hebrew word for "invader " (palash). It´s logic: Jews who already lived on that land suddenly met the people who spoke an absolutely different non-semitic language, who worshiped some unknown gods, who looked different from the native people and who came from only G-d knows where. As they did not know their true name, Jews called them what they actually were: "Plishtim," invaders.
Since that time, Palestine became a geographical area that included the territory of the modern Israel, modern Jordan, south of Syria and south of Lebanon.
But Palestine never was an independent state.
This is incorrect. Jews call Israel- Israel.
"Palestine" was the name Romans gave to the land called by the native population- Jews- Eretz Israel, Land of Israel. After Bar Kohba Revolt, Emperor Adrian in revenge to the Jews who put the Roman Power in Judea in serious peril ordered to use in all the official documents not the name "Judea" as it was before the revolt but "Palestine", the name of the piece of land in modern Gaza Strip where the "sea people" that came from Greece around 1600 B.C. founded five cities and started the bloody war with Jews. Finally, Jews defeated them and made them their vassals, but the war lasted many years and was difficult for both parts. Ancient Philistines- in Latin, Palaestinians- were the mortal enemies of the Ancient Jews, and the world "Philistines" in Hebrew, "Plishtim", means "invader". It´s logic: Jews who already lived on that land suddenly met the people who spoke absolutely different non-semitic language, who worshipped some unknown Gods, who looked absolutely different from the native people and who came only G-d knows from where. As they did not know their true name, Jews called them what they actually were: "Plishtim " , invaders.
Since that time, Palestine became a geographical area that included the territory of the modern Israel, modern Jordan, south of Syria and south of Lebanon.
But Palestine never was an independent State.
The Jews who call Israel as Palestine are generally of the belief that the current State of Israel is illegitimate, either from a religious point of view (like Neturei Karta) or from an Anti-Imperialist point of view (like the view of Jews Against Zionism). Or, they may be simply using the word "Palestine" to refer to the general region, in much the same way that people who refer to central Iraq as "Mesopotamia" are referring to the general region, not the exact borders of modern countries.
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What do the Muslim people call the Jewish region?
Answer 1There is no Israel its Palestine.Answer 2It depends on the Muslim. Most Arab-Israelis are Muslim and call the State of Israel as "Israel", even if they object to the policies of that state (like Hanin Zoabi). Additionally, most Muslim intellectuals in Western countries or liberal leanings call the area Israel. Most Muslims outside of Israel call the land "Palestine" and call the government "the Zionist Entity" or the "Jewish State".
Why do some people call the land Israel by the name Palestine?
The modern country of Israel was formed in 1948 within the borders of what had been the historic region of Palestine. The term had existed for two thousand years, ever since the Romans named it Syria-Palaestina as punishment for the Jewish Revolts.
Why was Christianity founded in palestine?
Specifically, it began in Jerusalem, Israel. Generally speaking 'Palestine' is between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River - as a crossroad between religion, culture, commerce and politics.
What do you call the jewish people?
The Jewish people used to be called Israel, until the political state was established. You can call them the chosen people, or simply 'Jews', in the same way that you would call Mormons 'Mormons'.
Where did the 1945 Zionist Conference call for Jewish state?
Palestine
What was the partition in Israel?
The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine or United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 was a plan approved by the United Nations on November 29, 1947 to terminate the British Mandate of Palestine by August 1, 1948 and recommend the creation of two states, one Jewish and one Arab, in Palestine. The plan was approved by the United Nations General Assembly by 33 votes to 13, with 10 abstentions.
Where did the 1945 World Zionist Conference call for Jewish state?
Palestine
In the twentieth Century what did Muslims call the region known as Israel?
For most of the Twentieth Century (since 1948), the Jewish areas were called Israel and The Muslim areas were called "the Occupied Territories" or the "Palestinian Territories. The original plan was for the Palestinian territories to be called "Palestine" and be set up as in independent country, but the Palestinians rejected this plan. Prior to 1948, the entire area was called Palestine, though it was never under Palestinian rule. In 1948, the Palestinians almost had the chance for self-determination for the first time ever.
Who did the Palestine Liberation Organization want to take back Palestine from?
Answer 1The PLO wanted to take (not back) Israel and impose a non-democratic rule.The Jewish state, as defined by the Paris agreement which concluded with the league of nations and the Mandate to Britain to "establish a Jewish state" would be nullified, and in the PLO's base articles, Jews do not have the right to own property.In actual fact, most of those that call themselves Palestinian are from Syria and Egypt, where their ancestors were brought to the Land of Israel in the 19th Century to populate the land.The founder of the PLO, was born in Egypt.Answer 2Palestine is the area between Lebanon and Egypt. It, before occupation, belonged to the Muslims and Christian Arabs of Palestine. It was then devoured by the British army after the Paris agreement. Jewish settlers have been in Palestine, now known as Israel, and Palestine and its allies have launched minor attacks on Israel. In conclusion, the PLO attempted to regain Palestine from the Zionists.
When was Palestine declared a nation for Jews?
Wait a second. Help me out here, and please take it slowly, because sometimes I get confused . . . If Palestine was declared a nation for Jews, and the Jewish nation has been a UN member for 62 years, then exactly what country are Erakat and Abbas and Ashrawhi trying so hard to get admitted to the UN now ?
Why do the Arabs who live in Israel call themselves Palestinians when Palestine means 'home of the Jews'?
The question is based on an incorrect supposition, namely that "Palestine" means "home of the Jews". Palestine was the Roman name for the territory and referred to the Philistines, who had been historic enemies of the Jewish Kingdoms in the area. The Palestinians use the terms "Palestinian" and "Palestine" because those were the terms used by the colonial forces. Prior to the arrival of British and French colonization of the Levant, people in Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria all called themselves "Shamite" which is usually translated as "Greater Syrian". After colonization, each began to identify with the territorial boundaries of the various new mandates.
What the ancient Hebrews call their nation?
They first called it Canaan, then the Land of Israel, then Israel & Judea, then it was united back to Israel, then The Romans renamed it Palestine, then the Modern Jews named it the State of Israel.
