JEWISH PRESS
The Language of War
by Alex Nachumson
December 8, 2021

Recently in Israel, there was a minor debate about Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s choice of visiting the Cave of the Patriarchs to light the first light of Hanukkah. For the Palestinians, this was nothing less than an “act of war.” According to Palestinian Media Watch, the Palestinian Authority declared that the president “broke into the Ibrahimi Mosque and defiled it,” an act tantamount to a “declaration of war.” Most Israelis who even heard about the PA’s incitement, probably met it with a shrug or amusement. However, the terminology the Palestinians use should be considered more carefully because it is the language of war. It is not only used to incite and recruit the next terrorist, it is preparing Palestinians for a long drawn out war where Israel is the instigator. READ MORE