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by myth_drannon 999 days ago
Yes, it's well established that Philistines were Greek sailors that were invading Egypt. After Revolt of Maccabees against Greek Seleucid empire (Jewish holiday of Hannukah), a Philistine Gaza that was a Greek stronghold, was conquered by one of the revolt leaders (Jonathan the Hasmonean).
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> Philistines were Greek sailors that were invading Egypt

There is a thousand year gap between that and:

> a Philistine Gaza that was a Greek stronghold, was conquered by one of the revolt leaders (Jonathan the Hasmonean).

In reality they were almost certainly entirely unconnected. There is no way that by the time the Greeks conquered the region during Alexander’s time they would considered Philistines to be “Greek” in any discernible way.