Mmastodon WarTerrorism first seen 2 d ago, last 3 h ago, peak #1

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 violence by Israeli mobs against Palestinians in the West Bank should be described as terrorism and 'pogroms,' not the work of 'settlers.' She questions whether any new Israeli government will forcefully stop the alarming uptick in such attacks, framing the language used as central to how the violence is understood and addressed.

Why now: Ongoing West Bank settler violence and debate over how it is labelled are keeping the issue in discussion.

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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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