Wednesday, July 15, 2026

More on the British Museum's Palestine-labels controversy

ONOMASTIC POLITICS, CONTINUED: Row continues over removal of term ‘Palestine’ from British Museum displays. Campaigners claim internal emails show decision was driven by ‘undue political influence’ (Museums Journal Staff).

If I find a substantive response to these claims from the British Museum, I will let you know.

Background to the story is here and links. Follow-up related posts are here and links.

I discuss the Second Temple-era usage of the term "Palestine" here.

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