I guess not strictly news - but with all of the vitriol I have seen in discussions on the Israel situation, that have boiled down to arguments over wording, I feel that this take from the BBC is worthy of some discussion.

Mods, feel free to remove if this is not newsy enough.

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    1 year ago

    Bullshit. They've used the word 'terrorist' for every other attack in the past two decades (9/11, London Bridge, Manchester Arena, 7/7, etc.). Was that not 'choosing sides' then?

    They just can't admit that the UK fucked up and condemn Israel because the lawyers told them not to