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Israeli airstrike kills Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah in southern Lebanon, wounds 6 others. (www.cnn.com)

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[–] reverendz@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It’s awful newspeak to say “southern Lebanon”. I’m originally from there and have family there. The entire country is less than 150 miles from tip to tip.

It’s a way of segmenting the country to not sound bad. Israel is again bombing Lebanon. There is no country called “southern Lebanon”.

I’ve seen this language used for years to justify bombing and occupation.

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 16 points 1 year ago

Fuck... Thank you for that awful comment, it can't be easy recalling systemic oppression.

[–] muad_dibber@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 year ago

US media seems pretty on board with Israel's expansionist ambitions for a "greater Israel". So messed up.