The area of the Levant now called Israel was once called Judea. In 70 CE, after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Roman Empire, Titus changed the name to Syria Palestina to punish the Jews for rebelling against Roman conquest. Maps have reflected this erasure ever since.


lavius Josephus and Titus at the Siege of Jerusalem, 70 CE

https://www.britannica.com/event/Siege-of-Jerusalem-70

A reminder: Deligitimizing Jewish or Palestinian connections to the homeland is a bad look. Peace is the right look. Let’s focus on that.

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