In the 2nd century CE, the Romans crushed the Jewish revolt of Simon Bar Kokhba (132 CE), during which Jerusalem and Judea were regained and the area of Judea (now Israel) was renamed Palaestina, by the Romans, in an attempt to minimize Jewish identification with the land of Israel. Under the Ottoman Empire (1517-1917), the term Palestine was used as a general term to describe the land south of Syria; it was not an official designation. In fact, many Ottomans and Arabs who lived in Palestine during this time period referred to the area as "Southern Syria" and not as "Palestine." After World War I, the name "Palestine" was applied to the territory that was placed under British Mandate; this area included not only present-day Israel but also present-day Jordan. Leading up to Israel's independence in 1948, it was common for the international press to label Jews, not Arabs, living in the mandate as Palestinians.

In the 2nd century CE, the Romans crushed the Jewish revolt of Simon Bar Kokhba (132 CE), during which Jerusalem and Judea were regained and the area of Judea (now Israel) was renamed Palaestina, by the Romans, in an attempt to minimize Jewish identification with the land of Israel. Under the Ottoman Empire (1517-1917), the term Palestine was used as a general term to describe the land south of Syria; it was not an official designation. In fact, many Ottomans and Arabs who lived in Palestine during this time period referred to the area as "Southern Syria" and not as "Palestine." After World War I, the name "Palestine" was applied to the territory that was placed under British Mandate; this area included not only present-day Israel but also present-day Jordan. Leading up to Israel's independence in 1948, it was common for the international press to label Jews, not Arabs, living in the mandate as Palestinians. via DoubleTapper http://ift.tt/1Kst3E4