ABSTRACT
Linguistic hegemony is part of the relationship between the colonizer and the colonized. This relationship frequently involves the extinction of the language of the colonized as a result of the hegemony of the language of the colonizer. The linguistic dispute played a central role in the Arab-Israeli conflict. In the context of the name Palestine, Shmuel Katz, the founder of the 'Greater Israel' movement, says that 'the connection of the Jewish people to the land of Israel is unique in the history of nations, and the name Palestine was imposed on it by the Emperor Adrianus. Continuing the Israeli efforts toward name Hebraization, a government committee entitled the 'Names Committee' was established in 1951. The Hebrew revival, which is considered to be one of the most important achievements of the Zionist Movement, aimed to build a new social and political identity and form a modern nation.
