Palestinian ambassador protests to Foreign Office over ’erasure’ by British Museum
Objection after museum removes word ‘Palestine’ from list of countries of ancient Levant and Egypt and from some explanatory panels
TL;DR
- The British Museum removed the word 'Palestine' from historical displays.
- The word was removed from a list of ancient countries and explanatory panels.
- The Palestinian ambassador has protested this decision to the Foreign Office.
- Critics view the removal as an 'erasure' of Palestine.