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  • It all started on 7 October 20230

    • Language, rhetoric
    • 23 April, 2025

    A sentence often repeated by Israelis is that “It all started on 7 October 2023”. However, the Israeli situation started at least a century ago, and Palestinians have been responding to Israeli occupation.

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  • Palestinian hostages and Israeli hostages0

    • Language, rhetoric
    • 23 April, 2025

    Q: When is a hostage not a hostage? A: When they are an “administrative detainee”.

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  • The bias of a headline0

    • Language, rhetoric
    • 31 May, 2024

    Readers of news stories, no matter what their source, need to be aware that headlines can display conscious or unconscious bias.

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Latest Posts

  • It all started on 7 October 2023
    • Language, rhetoric
    • 23 April, 2025
  • Palestinian hostages and Israeli hostages
    • Language, rhetoric
    • 23 April, 2025
  • The bias of a headline
    • Language, rhetoric
    • 31 May, 2024

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