I recall back in the 1990s that NPR started calling The Dome of the Rock and Al-Aksa Mosque compound, "Temple Mount." I was outraged. I stopped listening to National Pentagon Radio not too long after that. Language does matter, and we are being constantly surrounded by language and framing that suits various, particular agendas.
That's a great example, and one of many ways we've seen language impact reality. "Temple Mount" is now standard terminology in Western media, which fosters the idea in American minds that it is "Israel's property."
Joe, the ICJ has actually made a point of referring to Occupied Palestinian Territory vs Territories (plural) to emphasize the contiguity of the land that belongs to the State of Palestine. Many academics have already referred to it as a singular OPT.
East Jerusalem, The West Bank, and the Gaza Strip are part of it, in a contiguous form.
A Similar Thing happened with the Term Antisemitism: Whenever the „Palestinian as much Semites as the Israeli Zionists“ fight Israel they are called „Antisemitic“. So they shall be linked to the German and European Racist Antijudaism. Thusly belittling the Holocaust put upon the European Jews by the Germans and the Europeans.
Killing thousands of Palestinian Children is a true Act of Antisemitism!
Calling Modern Netanyahu Zionism Racism is a Necessity nowadays and is neither Antijewish nor Antisemitism.
I also think conflating "anti-Zionism" with "anti-semitism" opens the door to actual antisemitism. IE, the militant crackdown on anti-Zionist Jewish groups on college campuses.
I recall back in the 1990s that NPR started calling The Dome of the Rock and Al-Aksa Mosque compound, "Temple Mount." I was outraged. I stopped listening to National Pentagon Radio not too long after that. Language does matter, and we are being constantly surrounded by language and framing that suits various, particular agendas.
That's a great example, and one of many ways we've seen language impact reality. "Temple Mount" is now standard terminology in Western media, which fosters the idea in American minds that it is "Israel's property."
The Temple was there first.
So were the Palestinians.
I don’t think so.
Joe, the ICJ has actually made a point of referring to Occupied Palestinian Territory vs Territories (plural) to emphasize the contiguity of the land that belongs to the State of Palestine. Many academics have already referred to it as a singular OPT.
East Jerusalem, The West Bank, and the Gaza Strip are part of it, in a contiguous form.
https://ecfr.eu/special/mapping_palestinian_politics/opt/
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/08/20/occupied-palestinian-territories-or-territory-icj-insists-on-singular_6718529_4.html
Great catch! Just corrected it. Thanks again!
A Similar Thing happened with the Term Antisemitism: Whenever the „Palestinian as much Semites as the Israeli Zionists“ fight Israel they are called „Antisemitic“. So they shall be linked to the German and European Racist Antijudaism. Thusly belittling the Holocaust put upon the European Jews by the Germans and the Europeans.
Killing thousands of Palestinian Children is a true Act of Antisemitism!
Calling Modern Netanyahu Zionism Racism is a Necessity nowadays and is neither Antijewish nor Antisemitism.
I also think conflating "anti-Zionism" with "anti-semitism" opens the door to actual antisemitism. IE, the militant crackdown on anti-Zionist Jewish groups on college campuses.
Yes, as one can see in Germany too:
Racist Netanyahu Zionists as good Jews, pacifist or anti-Netanyahudnik Jews as bad Jews.
The German „Nie mehr wieder“ was against Racism, but now it is hollowed out.
Zionists are obviously allowed to be Racist.
That Rabins Widow considered Netanyahu as guilty for the Murder of Rabin gets forgotten.
Thank you for putting this together and writing for us, Joe.
Thank YOU for your positive encouragement, Eli!
Great work. Best piece of complete fiction I have read in years.
Maybe one day you can graduate to non-fiction. First thing to writing non-fiction is to write about something you actually know.
All these little likud muhaideens better take their jihad to their northern settlements, if they dare, not here where they are only despised
Thank you, Sean!