Why Do You Refer to Israel as Palestine? : Christian CourierWhy do you refer to Israel as Palestine (land of the Phillistines)? Should we not call the land by its biblical name, rather than by a name referencing its pagan dwellers? The fact is, there is no exclusive biblical name for that tiny territory (about the size of Massachusetts and Connecticut combined) that lies between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. Here are the facts relative to thi
