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[–] 49 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

In terms of region and name, sure, but probably not in terms of distinct ethnicity and culture. Philistia was most likely a mix of Greek immigrants and Canaanites, but they got totally absorbed by the Babylonian empire -- there's no direct cultural inheritance.

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  • [–] 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Fair point, but I think it's a relevant historical mirror. Israeli government references the fight against these Palestinians constantly, in the context of genociding the current day ones.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 weeks ago

    Israeli government references the fight against these Palestinians constantly

    I didn't know this! I feel my context makes that even more absurd; even if a historical feud justified their actions in the slightest, which it obviously doesn't, it's not even the same cultural or ethnic group.

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