Museum Updates Displays After Israel Lawyers' Complaints

British Museum removed 'Palestine' from Middle East galleries.
Replaced with older names like Canaan and Kingdom of Israel.
Updated modern maps using UN terminology and changed 'Palestinian descent' to 'Canaanite descent'.
250 employees signed a petition against the change.
Historical use by Herodotus and potential Equality Act 2010 breach.
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