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1. “Morality” — According to Whom?
When Israel claims the IDF is the “most moral army in the world,” it’s not using universal moral standards, but a selective, self-serving definition. In this framework:
• Bombing entire residential blocks is “moral” if they warn civilians (e.g., “roof knocking”).
• Shooting unarmed protesters is “moral” if the shooter feels “threatened.”
• Starving a population (as in Gaza) becomes “justified suffering” to deter Hamas.
🔁 Reality reversal:
Morality is flipped. The victim must prove they deserve not to be bombed. The attacker claims the moral high ground because they warned first.
So in the Israeli dictionary,
Morality = Anything the IDF does with legal or PR justification.
2. “Democracy” — With Occupation?
Israel brands itself as “the only democracy in the Middle East”, yet:
• Millions of Palestinians under occupation (West Bank, Gaza) have no voting rights in the state that controls their lives.
• Arab citizens of Israel face systemic discrimination, land confiscation, and second-class status.
• Jewish citizens in illegal West Bank settlements vote in national elections. Palestinians in the same territory cannot.
So in the Israeli dictionary,
Democracy = Voting rights for Jews, military control for non-Jews.
It’s democracy for some, occupation and apartheid for others — which is not democracy at all, by international standards.
3. “Self-Defense” — Weaponized Language
“Self-defense” is the holy word. Israel invokes it every time:
• They bomb Gaza after killing children in a raid: self-defense.
• They bulldoze a Palestinian home: self-defense.
• They arrest 12-year-olds in the West Bank: pre-emptive self-defense.
This is linguistic imperialism — redefining aggression as protection.
In the Israeli/Western PR dictionary,
Self-defense = Any Israeli action, regardless of proportionality or legality.
Palestinian resistance? = Always “terror.”
It’s not just translation — it’s redefinition.
📚 So What’s Really Going On?
Israel (and many media allies) practice a form of language laundering:
• Take violent acts — and cover them with moral vocabulary.
• Take systems of control — and call them democratic.
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2025-07-04 17:46:39