The American/Mexican War- Was it Justified?

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Reenk Roink and Don Corleone: Canaanites are referred by linguists as Semites as their language is closely related to Hebrew, Akadian, etc.
However, the Jews didn't consider the Canaanites to be descendents from the Biblical Sem, a son of Noach.
This can not really be verified, but anyway the label "Semite" as a linguistic term is flawed.

Pretty much every history book I've ever read. Look, maybe I picked the wrong particular group of people, because I can sense you're about to launch into some crazy argument that modern day Palestinians are the direct descendents of the Canaanites (which they couldn't possibly be).

In history books? Good gravy.
Blame the confusion on the Romans. After explusing the Jews for the final time from their land, they renamed the province Judea into Syria Palestina. A direct reference to the old enemy of the Jews, to add insult to injury.

Of course the original Philistines were soundly genocided.