Tag: Capturing the Language

A Dictionary for Understanding the War on Gaza

Image “Cleansing” or ” Evacuation” Israel evacuated 22 hospitals killing patients in the process

How linguistic warfare manipulates narratives in the ongoing Gaza conflict Language, crafting a narrative that strips us Palestinians of our humanity, portraying our resistance as illegitimate, and branding it as either antisemitism or terrorism

Israel’s ploy, labeling all our resistance, even peaceful actions like economic boycotts, as terrorism.

With 75 years marked by ethnic cleansing, 56 years of military occupation, and 17 years of siege on Gaza, we find our people ensnared in an ongoing genocide. The toll is unbearable: more than 30,000 people killed, 70,000 injured, and many more trapped beneath the rubble. 

Despite being labeled differently, the deal compelled the world to acknowledge the presence of 7,200 Palestinian individuals, including men, women, and children in Israeli prisons. Prisoners or Hostages?

Source: A Dictionary for Understanding the War on Gaza