The Semantics of Terrorism

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Date Written:  2010-06-04
Publisher:  CounterPunch
Year Published:  2010
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX11911

A mental construct has been created in which the State of Israel is an entity that is under constant attack. By terrorists. Who, irrefutably, must be eradicated. Their actions are somewhat irrelevant. Whether they are school children, passing through checkpoints, or citizens from other countries bringing medicine and food to Gaza, Israel will garner an astonishing degree of unconditional national and international support for harming them if they call them terrorists.

Subject Headings

• Framing Issues
• Israel
• Language
• Propaganda
• State-sponsored Violence
• State Terrorism
• State Violence
• Terrorism
• Violence Against Civilians