| ManusJustus said: I also have a minor in the same subject, except mine gave me more knowledge than 'there is no p sound in Arabic.' So the Philistines just magically disapeared? They have no descendents, they didnt mingle with Hebrews, Arabs, Romans, and so forth who came into the region. That not only goes agaisnt history (which you claim to have some knowledge of) but simple common sense would tell us that the Philistines were integrated into the peoples who conquered them. And thats exactly what happened in history. And so what if Palestine has been a part of another empire for a long period of time, that doesnt take away their cultural identity and right to the land they've lived on for thousands of years. There are countless other ethnic groups that have been ruled for long periods of time but no one would consider taking away their identity or rights because its not as controversial as the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. |
You claimed that Philistines and Palestinians were same people, not that they intermarried/mingled with all neighbors. I stated that Biblical Philistines were actually greek origin and not semetic (Arab Jew) Of course some biblical philstines became part of their neighbors, but, your assertion that modern palestinians and philistine were the same is just wrong.
The only reason the names are the same is because of Byzantium Christian rulers and the maps/names they gave the area based on their knowledge of Old Testimate stories.
