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VDH: Gaza and the Corruption of Language

The terms being used in the media discourse bear no resemblance to their legitimate definitions.

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Oct 17, 2023
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Hundreds dead in Israel-Gaza war as Hezbollah launches attacks -  Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

by Victor Davis Hanson
October 17, 2023

“Apartheid”. Like most leftist smears, it reflects projection. Arab citizens inside Israel—over half of whom are Muslims—vote, run for office, and have organized political parties. As a fifth of the population, they enjoy more security, prosperity, and freedom than do their counterparts in the surrounding Arab nations.

In contrast, can one envision non-Arab Christian or Jewish residents of Gaza voting, running for office, forming political parties, or criticizing Hamas? This projected charge of apartheid, it applies to Hamas, which considers anyone other than Arab Muslims as inferiors to be kept out of Gaza.

“Ceasefire”.  A ceasefire, truce, or armistice rarely ends the conflict for good unless both sides are worn out, and mutually agree that neither can win and the war is thus regrettable—a rare phenomenon in military history. More often, ceasefires are mere breathers for one or both sides to frantically resupply and rearm for rounds two, three, fo…

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