Palestine Existed — The Proof in Records

 Written and researched by ChatGPT

For anyone who claims “Palestine never existed,” here are the hard facts, across centuries, with sources.

Ancient Roots

• Egyptians (12th century BCE) mention Peleset (Palestine) in inscriptions. Wikipedia: Palestine (region)

• Herodotus (5th century BCE) calls it “a district of Syria, called Palaistinê.” Timeline of the name Palestine

• Rome renamed Judea to Syria Palaestina after 135 CE. Same name, same land.

Byzantine & Islamic Eras

• Byzantine provinces: Palaestina Prima, Secunda, etc. — clearly labeled.

• After the 7th-century Muslim conquest, Arab records refer to Filastin. Name survives in continuous use.

Ottoman Period (1517–1917)

• Locals, travelers, and geographers alike used Palestine / Filastin for the region.

• 19th-century Western explorers (e.g. Edward Robinson, 1838) published books titled Biblical Researches in Palestine.

British Mandate (1920–1948)

• The League of Nations formally created the Mandate for Palestine. UN archives

• Coins, stamps, and passports printed “PALESTINE” in English, Arabic (Filastin), and Hebrew (Palestina).

• Palestinians published the newspaper Falastin from 1911 onward, showing the name in everyday identity.

The UN Partition Plan (1947)

• UN Resolution 181: “Partition of Palestine into Arab and Jewish States.” Britannica

• The very document that enabled Israel’s creation called the land Palestine.

Bottom Line

The word “Palestine” is not modern invention. It’s recorded in Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Arab, Ottoman, British, and UN sources. People living there — Muslims, Christians, and Jews — called themselves Palestinians.

Denying Palestine’s existence denies two thousand years of history and the very documents that established Israel itself.