The Weight of Words

Just a few days ago, I posted a link to Yonathan Mendel’s article in the LRB in which he discusses the media’s use of language in covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It was quite au point, wasn’t it, considering the statement by Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilna’i that Israel would unleash a bigger “shoah” on the Palestinians.

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