[rmlew]

In 333 BCE, Alexander the Great conquered Syria, Egypt and Palestine, and promoted a
Pale-what?
Do you mean the Second Commonwealth of Israel, which was a protectorate of Persia?

[Cecily]

I know. It's a loaded word in our days. Was the term used for Israel during the Second Temple period?

http://www.eretzyisroel.org/~jkatz/meaning.html