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Culture UK

British Museum drops Palestine label

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The British Museum removed the word 'Palestine' from Ancient Near East displays, saying the term was historically inaccurate and non‑neutral after a complaint by UK Lawyers for Israel.

Reposted by Alex Callinicos

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Please sign this petition against the British Museum’s shameful capitulation to Zionist pressure to remove references to Palestine. c.org/7TmqTJQCKV
We Can Make an Impact.
Erasing a Word Erases a People: Reinstate Palestine in the British Museum
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February 16, 2026 at 11:51 AM
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• Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians today.
• The British Museum is removing them from history.
"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past." – George Orwell, "1984"
#IsraeliTerroristState #GazaGenocide #history #education #BritishMuseum
February 16, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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The Disappearance of Palestine
The Disappearance of Palestine
International support for a Palestinian state has never been stronger, but its territory is disappearing like sand in an hourglass
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February 16, 2026 at 5:29 AM
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What's that the right-wingers always say about 'erasing history,' whenever one of their displays and racist and colonialist triumphalism are taken down? #Palestine
February 16, 2026 at 12:23 PM

Reposted by Colin D. Butler

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Reposted by David Webster

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What's that the right-wingers always say about 'erasing history,' whenever one of their displays and racist and colonialist triumphalism are taken down? #Palestine
February 16, 2026 at 12:12 PM