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Opinion: The word that erased a people

The word philistine shows up in English literature as early as the 17th century. Today, itโ€™s used to describe someone uncultured, crude or dismissive of art and intellect. A brute. A barbarian. Thatโ€™s the punchline. But the setup? The setup is an entire people, the Palestinians, whose name was twisted into a slur. Letโ€™s talk […]

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