• ???@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        What I was referring to is how Israeli papers, especially ToI, refers to Palestinians (Palestinian citizens of Israel or otherwise) as “Arabs” as a form of cultural erasure.

        Judging from the downvotes I got, it seems this was not as widely known as I’d assumed.

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          11 months ago

          Actually there are a good number of Arab Israelis who are not of Palestinian origin. It’s a more encompassing term. Plus from what I know Times of Israel is left leaning - so you might be barking up the wrong tree here.

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            11 months ago

            Yes, there are many Arab Israelis, but there are many more “of Palestinian origin”.

            I seriously doubt ToI are trying to be “encompassing”… Never heard anyone describe them as “left leaning”. I would personally describe them as a “state tabloid”.

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            11 months ago

            After having a look, that’s not left leaning.

            Centrist at best and centrism is basically just right wing anyway.