To appease his far-right flank, the prime minister has refused to commit to Palestinian governance of Gaza. Israel’s security figures are calling his bluff.
far-right minister Itamar Ben-Gvir told a rally of thousands that the only way to defeat Hamas is to “return home” to Gaza and encourage “voluntary emigration” of its Palestinian population—a euphemism for ethnic cleansing.
And “ethnic cleansing” is in turn a euphemism for genocide. Netanyahu and his government’s plan for Palestine is simply genocide.
I disagree that it’s a euphemism. It’s a term with a specific meaning
Ethnic cleansing has been described as part of a continuum of violence whose most extreme form is genocide. Ethnic cleansing is similar to forced deportation or population transfer. While ethnic cleansing and genocide may share the same goal and methods (e.g., forced displacement), ethnic cleansing is intended to displace a persecuted population from a given territory, while genocide is intended to destroy a group.
And “ethnic cleansing” is in turn a euphemism for genocide. Netanyahu and his government’s plan for Palestine is simply genocide.
I disagree that it’s a euphemism. It’s a term with a specific meaning
Well, yeah. They’ve been genociding Palestinians for a while now. They’re not being very secretive about it.