What's the significance of calling it "Israel-Hamas War" vs "Israel-Gaza War"? (lemmy.world)

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I'm in the US.

I haven't discerned a pattern, by the media, in the titling of the horror currently underway.

I've seen Al Jazeera use both phrasings. I haven't determined that other media sites are hardlining their terminology either, but I notice the difference as I browse.

Maybe it doesn't mean anything, but these days people seem extra sensitive about names.

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[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Is Israel doing terrible things and committing war crimes that border on genocide? Yes. Is Hamas a terrorist group? Yes

Edit: can’t believe I didn’t recognize the account. It’s a troll. They comment stupid stuff all over. Check the comment history if you don’t believe me

[-] epicsninja@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago

Jeez, 1.24k comments in 3 months. I get what people mean when they tell someone to "touch grass"

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

To be fair… that’s about what I have too lol, in only a slightly longer timeframe. But at least mine aren’t just for the sake of amassing downvotes

[-] anarchost@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Least terminally online Twitter leftist

[-] bloopernova@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago

Thank goodness for the user notes feature in Connect for Android.

[-] squirmy_wormy@lemmy.world -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Regardless of their post history, they're not wrong here. One man's freedom fighter is another's terrorist.

Edit: I thought this article was fascinating about that quote and why I agree with the claimed troll here https://www.cbc.ca/news2/indepth/words/terrorists.html

[-] jeffw@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Right, freedom fighters commit mass slaughter of civilians. /s

[-] squirmy_wormy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Used to happen all the time between indigenous people and colonizers/settlers in North America

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