The Most Manipulated Words During the
Israel-Hamas War
Posted By: Judy W., 6/17/2024 8:18:34 AM
There is a famous quote from Mark Twain that goes like this: “The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter — it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” (Snip)Hence why dozens of terms have been grossly misused by media professionals, pundits, politicians, and social media types throughout the Israel-Hamas war, notably these eleven: 1)Genocide “Genocide” refers to the physical destruction of an entire group that has been targeted on the basis of its identity, which is not Israel’s objective in Gaza, both stated or in practice. Three more reasons make Israel’s response to Hamas’ massacre on October 7th nothing remotely
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Just as protesters screaming “From the river to the sea/Palestine will be free” want Israel to disappear, in order to be replaced by a 23rd Arab state, so some people in a New Jersey town wanted to make Jews disappear from this year’s high school yearbook. (Snip)
The 2023-2024 yearbook for East Brunswick High School replaced a photo of the Jewish Student Union (JSU) with Muslim students and erased the names of the members of the JSU, leaving a large blank space on the page.
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There is a famous quote from Mark Twain that goes like this:
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter — it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.”
(Snip)Hence why dozens of terms have been grossly misused by media professionals, pundits, politicians, and social media types throughout the Israel-Hamas war, notably these eleven:
1)Genocide
“Genocide” refers to the physical destruction of an entire group that has been targeted on the basis of its identity, which is not Israel’s objective in Gaza, both stated or in practice. Three more reasons make Israel’s response to Hamas’ massacre on October 7th nothing remotely
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The Two Ways to Think About Hamas
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Much has been made about Hamas being a genocidal, antisemitic terrorist organization — and rightfully so.
Its publicly available charter is more than explicit about its genocidal, antisemitic aims — and we would all be wise to take Hamas at its word. Shrugging off these aspects of Hamas does not make them any less murderous or any more make-believe.
But there is a second side to Hamas (and other terrorist organizations, both past and present) that gets less attention, yet is likely the oxygen which allows for its genocidal, antisemitic terrorism to remain alive and kicking.
Hamas is ultimately a business — a mega-business. Like you and I go to work every day,
The "Far Right" Moves Nearer
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Another new version of the Covid-19 vaccine will probably be coming this fall.
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Portland, Oregon, has earned its reputation as America’s most radical city. Its public school system was an early proponent of left-wing racialism and has long pushed students toward political activism. As with the death of George Floyd four years ago, the irruption of Hamas terrorism in Israel has provided Portland’s public school revolutionaries with another cause dujour: now they’ve ditched the raised fist of Black Lives Matter and traded it in for the black-and-white keffiyeh of Palestinian militants.
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Fauci's Evidence
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It’s taken me a few days to get round to it but I wanted to say a few words about Fauci’s behind closed doors testimony in January 2024, which has only just been publicly released by the Republican members of the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic.
The text that has now been released is remarkable in several ways. (Snip) When asked where the 6 foot social distancing rules came from, Fauci replied that “they just sort of appeared”.
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‘Cheap Fakes’: White House Claims
Videos of Joe Biden’s Public Malfunctions
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Videos of Joe Biden’s Public Malfunctions
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Videos exposing President Joe Biden’s age, gaffes, and recent awkwardness in public are “cheap fakes” and published in “bad faith,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre claimed Monday.
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