History distortion: King Herod “founded the first Palestinian state more than 2,000 years ago,” according to the PA Daily

Headline: “Wadi Qelt, an untold story”

“At the start of the week, the first Palestinian environmental documentary film ‘Wadi Qelt, An Untold Story’ was launched. This was at the offices of the [Palestine] Broadcasting Corporation (PBC)…

The 27-minute-long film deals with Wadi Qelt, which is located east of Jerusalem and sprawls until west of Jericho. It presents the environmental and historical aspects and the wildlife in the area, which contains freshwater springs, plants, animals, and monasteries…

The film focuses on the historical aspect of the area. It mentions the city in the period of King Herod (Hared of Ashkelon) [parentheses in source] (“Hared” is an apparent attempt to Arabize the name Herod -Ed.), a Canaanite Palestinian king who established the first Palestinian state more than 2,000 years ago (sic., Herod was a Jewish Roman client king of Judea).”