Exclusive: British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displays

Exclusive: British Museum made false claims about its removal of ‘Palestine’ from displays The British Museum removed the terms “ Palestine ”, “Palestinian” and “Israelite occupation” from its displays in direct response to months of lobbying in 2024, a Middle East Eye investigation has found. In February 2026, the museum defended its decision to alter some displays, saying that “audience testing” showed the term “Palestine” to be “no longer meaningful”. However, a new disclosure by the museum to MEE, in response t