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The Israeli government has not confirmed the specific claim that Hamas attackers beheaded babies during the attack on Saturday, contradicting an earlier statement by the Prime Minister's office. An Israeli official stated that while there have been cases of Hamas militants committing brutal acts, they cannot confirm the identity of the victims, such as whether they were children, soldiers, or civilians. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had indicated the beheadings occurred, but his office later released photos showing burned bodies without specifying their ages. Explosive allegations about decapitated children emerged earlier in Israeli media, and the Israel Defense Forces described the scene as a "massacre." However, Hamas denied the allegations, and CNN could not independently verify the claims.

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[–] FMT99 33 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Just like "communist" states don't actually practice communism, the term "Zionist" has become conflated with Israeli colonialism in Palestine. The dictionary definition no longer matches the common usage of the word.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Seems that there should be pretty clear definitions when lobbing bombs, literally or metaphorically, at each other. I'll just continue to stay away from the term I guess.

[–] FMT99 12 points 11 months ago

Probably best. Many of these -ism terms become so overloaded with various meanings they can be used to mean whatever. Better to express yourself unambiguously.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

"Genocide" is weirdly a simultaneously less loaded and more powerful word, and that's what's happening, so that's what I'd use.

[–] Piecemakers3Dprints 1 points 11 months ago

Once again, morphology takes a hit from the semi-literate and reactive masses, not unlike "literally", "decimate", "low-key", et al. 🤷🏼‍♂️