|
Media
Dictionary: Arab-Israeli Conflict - Pro-Israeli
Definitions And Western Lies
28 January 2011
By Mazin Qumsiyeh
A handy
dictionary/rules book for anyone writing on the Middle
East issues in the mainstream media. To get published
as a news journalist, it seems you have to follow
these rules.
Definitions:
Caught in the Crossfire:
When Palestinian civilians are killed.
Retaliation:
When Israeli army or settlers kill Palestinians.
Escalation:
Any act of violence or resistance by the Palestinians.
Murdered:
When Israeli Civilians are killed.
Brutal/cowardly/ghastly:
adjectives describing attacks on
Israelis.
Self defense:
Any act of violence by Israelis.
Terrorism:
Any act of violence by the Palestinians.
Civilians:
Armed settlers are civilians when killed. Try to avoid
using this term for Palestinians.
Neighborhoods:
Areas inhabited by Israeli settlers.
Positions:
Any Palestinian towns and villages especially when
bombed by helicopter gunships or raked with large
caliber machine guns.
Tragedy: Any
Israeli death.
Deserved: Any
Palestinian death.
Squatters:
Palestinian natives.
Democratic ally:
Synonym for Israel.
Disputed Areas:
Any Palestinian or Arab land occupied
by Israel in defiance of International law.
Anti-Semite:
Person condemns Israeli violations of Palestinian
civil and human rights.
Victims: Any
Jewish Israeli.
Attacker: Any
Palestinian engaging in any form of resistance.
Targets:
Palestinian buildings, homes, offices What the
Israeli military designates as military targets.
Attack/bombing/murder:
Acts the Palestinians commit when
directed at Israelis.
Clashes: This
is a difficult term to understand but is generally
used when Palestinians die.
Measures (e.g. Economic measures,
security measures) : Any
acts the Israelis commit (blockades, collective
punishment, shelling neighborhoods, starving a
population etc).
Security:
Anything the Israeli government chooses to do. This
can include land confiscation, extra-judicial
killings, home demolitions, destruction of groves,
uprooting trees, blockades etc. The term security is
reserved for use only with the word Israel or Israeli
and must never
be applied to Palestinians. Lashing out: A term
reserved for Palestinians and acts they commit against
Israelis.
Under siege:
Again a term for use by the Israelis as in
Palestinians have put Israelis under siege. Exact
meaning depends on the circumstances. Never use for
Palestinian towns or villages.
Rules:
When to use
Passive voice: If the violent action is committed
by Israelis (e.g. 2 Palestinians were killed, one of
them a 9 year old).
When to use
active voice: If the action is committed by
Palestinians (e.g. Palestinians killed a Jewish child,
Palestinians kills teenager).
While reporting
about Israelis: 2 Israelis were injured, while
reporting about Palestinian use the verbs claimed, say
etc. Palestinians say woman dies of teargas
inhalation in West Bank (e.g. Haaretz)
Names: Must
be included for any Jewish victims, always avoid names
for Muslim or Christian victims but use numbers in
stead (remember in the passive voice, e.g. 2
Palestinians died in clashes).
When an Israeli
is killed: It is important to note his or her
profession, where he/she is from and was going,
whether or not he/she is religious, and whether or not
he/she is an immigrant from the U.S. or Russia. If the
dead person is survived by a spouse and children, this
should be noted. If the victim is a youngster, the
school they attended should be mentioned, and their
friends feelings should be noted. in general, people
who knew the dead person should testify to their
humanity.
When a
Palestinian is killed, they should not be personalized
in any way.
When an
Israeli is killed, it is useful to include graphic
descriptions of the death scene the covered body,
the fragments of flesh, the path of flowing blood,
etc.
Please ensure
that your local media editor/journalist receives this
list.
Mazin Qumsiyeh,
PhD
~~~~~~
English/Zionist
Dictionary ~ Abdul Alhazreds blog
Incorrect term
Correct term
Peace
Permanent pre-hostility
Unprovoked attack by USA or Israel
Pre-emptive strike
Aggressive war
Conflict or dispute
Permanent aggressive war
Protracted conflict
Global aggressive war
..
Spreading democracy
Individual resistance to aggressive war
. Terrorism
Group resistance to aggressive war
Insurgency
National resistance to aggressive war
.. Rogue state
Multi-national resistance to aggressive
war
.. Axis of evil
Political leader of resistance to
aggression
. Dictator
Military leader of resistance to
aggressive war
Warlord
Any Muslim who questions aggressive war
al-Qaeda
Any other person who questions
aggression
Militant
Department that engages in aggression
Dept. of defense
Invasion to promote aggressive war
.. Incursion
Israeli agents of aggressive war
.
Israeli defense force
Victim of aggressive war
Illegal combatant
Weapons of aggressive war
Policy instruments
Massive funding of aggression
.
Enhanced force protection
Popular support for aggressive war
.. Democracy
Genocide
.
Degrading the enemy
Dead U.S. soldiers
.
Non-operative personnel
Murder (as a verb)
Neutralize
Attack
.
Defend
Facts / evidence / objective reality
.
Enemy propaganda
Military censorship
.
Embedded reporters
Destroying civilian infrastructure
.
Asymmetric warfare
Destroying civilians themselves
Collateral damage
Imprisonment
.
Detention
Prisoner
..
Detainee
Torture
..
Interrogation
Illegal spying on Americans
..
Terrorist surveillance
Questioning war
Anti-Americanism
Questioning murder
..
Cut and run
Questioning the government
.
Lack of patriotism
Mass questioning of the agenda
.
Home-grown terrorism
Mass ignorance
Consumer confidence
Debt
..
Finances
U.S. Constitution/Geneva Conventions
Quaint documents
We will nuke anyone anytime
.
All options are on the table
Human bodies
..
Soft targets
Apartheid wall
.
Security fence
Muslim
.
Islamist or Islamofascist
Islam
Anti-American radicalism
Distraction while we prepare to strike
again
Peace process
Questioning zionist atrocities
Anti-semitism
Questioning Jewish supremacism
Anti-semitism
Questioning U.S. funding for israel
.
Anti-semitism
Questioning AIPAC espionage
..
Anti-semitism
Questioning the holocaust
Anti-semitism
Neglect to capitalize holocaust
Anti-semitism
Huh?
Anti-semitism
Massive funding for weapons makers
Supporting the troops
Israelis that violently evict
Palestinians from Palestine
Settlers
Multiple victims of aggressive war (the
people of Gaza)
Enemy
entity
Distraction while we prepare to strike
again
Peace process
A child who got blinded / maimed /
blown to bits when she accidentally got in the way of
our aggression
. Human
shield
Who cares if rag-heads get wasted?
There is no moral
equivalence between terrorists and security forces
The article by Dr.
Mazin Qumsiyeh was firstly
posted to
EsinIslam.Com January 2009.
Articles of Mr.
Qumsiyeh can be accessed here.
©
EsinIslam.Com
 Add
Comments |
Save