Are the Yazidis in Iraq the Original Philishtim?

A lost people, possibly found only in time to see them facing destruction in Iraq.

The Bible discusses a group that came to the coast of the Kingdom of Israel and settled in the modern day Ashdod and Ashkelon area. The Philistines AKA the Philishtim. They were referred to by Egyptian historians as "The Sea People" and it is widely believed that their origin was Hellenistic (Greek). This is based heavily on their pottery structure which, as it survives, is not Egyptian or Canaanite in origin. Nor is it Semitic or resembles that of Ugarit.

Philishtim Pottery

And yes, Egyptian pottery from those days is not by any means Semitic, nor is the language of the Ancient Egyptians a Semitic language --nor also religion. This is confusing for many westerners because today Egypt speaks Arabic, a Semitic language.

Yazidis Sacred Bird

Very little is known about the Philishtim. This is because, when they were conquered by Nebuhadnezzar, they were uprooted and moved to a new location within his kingdom. The same method was used by the Babylonian Nebuhadnezzar when he conquered the Kingdom of Israel. The reason for this was that Nebuhadnezzar believed to truly conquer a people they should be uprooted from their native land and displaced to another part of his kingdom.

So what do we know about the Philishtim besides the classic story with Shimshon (Sampson..Homer Sampson)...?

We know what they left behind in the way of pottery. And their pottery was decorated ornately by two unique birds. Peacocks. These peacocks were assumed to be an ornate representation of their religious or cultural value system.

Today, in Iraq -- which is the modern land of the Babylonian kingdom once ruled over by Nebuhadnezzar, exist the Yazidis people. These people not only fit being once displaced, but also hold the bird of the Philishtim as a sacred representation of their own faith --something other Muslims are not concurrent with.

Philistim Pottery

The Yazidi belief in creation of the world is different from Islam in that the Supreme Being created the world and placed it under the order of 7 angels. The chief angel is a peacock, known as Melek Taus.

Now, why two peacocks instead of one if only one rules? This is because the Yazidis believe the peacock is responsible for both good and bad things to fall upon people in the world.

So could the mystery of the Philishtim usage of the peacock in their art work finally be solved in concurrence with their re-discovery as a people located within the Kurdish lands of Iraq? Or could it just be a coincidence that these Kurds took a different take on Islam revolving around a chief angel, represented by a peacock, that stands for a balance between good and bad in all things in humanity.