Doubtful, considering I use "Jews" in terms of ethnicity, whilst "Muslim" refers to a person of the Islamic faith, and there are non-Muslim Arabs 'round here as well.I assume for similar reasons why you keep referring to Israelis as "Jews".
Or by the equally used Latin term, "Iudea". Also, Syria was how the Greeks pronounced "Ashur".Perhaps we should refer to the region by its proper Latin term, "Syria".