It never failed to amaze me how most people justified Israel’s terrorist agenda on the Palestinian people.

It never failed to amaze me how most people ignored Israel’s mass murders, human rights abuses, broken United Nations resolutions and countless other atrocities.

It never failed to amaze me how the Palestinian people were seen to be the ‘terrorists’ despite the fact that their land was being occupied and they have every right to resist.

Then one day I understood. I understand how people are psychologically brainwashed into accepting Israeli’s agenda of terror.

It’s very simple. It's the use of the weapon of mass destruction. And what is that weapon?

It’s the power of words.

The Power of Words

I wonder how many Muslims understand the power of words. Indeed it is a very effective tool employed by Zionists and the media. Let me give you an example.

Just recently there were 8 Israeli deaths at an attack on a Mercaz HaRav seminary. The BBC used words such as ‘massacre’, ‘killed’, ‘savage’ to describe the incident. The BBC used words such as, ‘wept’, ‘sobbing’, ‘wailing’ to describe the pain of the Israeli families. The BBC used, ‘kids’, ‘children’, ‘students’ to describe the victims.

A week or so before this attack the Israeli army had killed over 120 Palestinians in Gaza including a one month old baby.

How were these attacks described in the media?

Well the answer is they were not mentioned. Yes the BBC had a couple of lines mentioning how many Palestinian ‘deaths’ there had been but no one was ‘massacred’, the attacks weren’t ‘savage’. The Palestinian families especially the one of the one month old baby did not indulge in ‘sobbing’ and ‘wailing’. It’s like the Palestinians are not human. They are a separate entity. All their suffering and pain is hidden between the newsprint somewhere, covered, suppressed and crushed by the weighty weapon of mass destruction. The Zionists are not just suppressing them by occupying their land, they are suppressing them with words. The power of words.

Deaths vs Killings and massacres

There are over 1,000 of Palestinian ‘deaths’ but 10s of Israeli ‘killings’ and ‘massacres’.

Response vs Terrorism

Israeli attacks on Palestinians are described as a ‘response’ and Palestinian responses to Israeli attacks are described as ‘terrorism’. No matter how much Israeli butchers the Palestinians it is always a ‘response’. They throw Palestinians out of their home and when a Palestinian man fights to get his home back he is a ‘terrorist’ and Israel’s attack of throwing a rocket killing his entire family as well as his neighbourhood is a ‘response’.

Victims vs Statistics

Palestinians are ‘statistics’ whereas Israeli’s are ‘victims’. Palestinians will just become more statistics, their murders not worth mentioning whereas one Israeli death will get ‘victim’ headlines.

Occupiers vs Settlers

The media always describes Israel as ‘settlers’. No. The truth is they are ‘occupiers’. Settlers don’t come in and throw people off their land, settlers don’t destroy homes and kill their neighbours. The word to use is ‘occupiers’. Occupiers. Get it right.

What’s in a word?

Words are the difference between a ‘settler’ and an ‘occupier.’

Words are the difference between a ‘response’ and ‘terrorism’.

Words are the difference between ‘killings’ and ‘deaths.’

Words are the difference between ‘statistics’ and ‘victims.’

Never again say what’s in a word.

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