Palestinian ambassador rages at British Museum after 'Palestine' removed from ancient maps
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The Palestinian ambassador to the UK has raged at the British Museum after "Palestine" was removed from ancient maps.Husam Zomlot demanded the Foreign Office intervene after the British Museum removed references to Palestine from exhibits covering the Middle East.The Palestinian ambassador has called for the word to be reinstated and has written to the museum's director, Nicholas Cullinan, as well as to ministers, to reverse the changes.Britain formally recognised the state of Palestine in September 2025, which was the same year the museum made the alterations.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The changes involved removing "Palestine" from a panel listing the present-day countries that fall within the ancient Levant region."Gaza" and "the West Bank" were used, replacing "Palestine" and "Palestinian" from explanatory panels in the ancient Levant and Egyptian rooms.Mr Zomlot described the removals as a historical "erasure" and said the issue went far beyond politics or history.He said:...
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