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Jennifer Rubin: Call West Bank attackers 'terrorists,' not 'settlers'

Original: Jennifer Rubin: Words & Phrases: ‘Terrorists,’ Not ‘Settlers’. "It remains an open question whether any new government w

Commentator Jennifer Rubin argues that Israeli mob violence against Palestinians in the West Bank should be described as terrorism, not settler activity, calling the recent attacks 'pogroms.' She says it remains an open question whether any new Israeli government will forcefully stop the alarming uptick in such violence. The framing has drawn attention for pushing back on softer language around the attacks.

Why now: Debate over language and rising West Bank violence is drawing attention amid ongoing Israel-Palestine tensions.

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• Jennifer Rubin: Words & Phrases: ‘Terrorists,’ Not ‘Settlers’. "It remains an open question whether any new government will forcefully stamp out the alarming uptick in what can only be described as “pogroms” perpetrated by Israeli mobs against Palestinians on the West Bank." #… · Bongolian@mstdn.social · 5

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