“In a 2002 report completed by Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR), researchers found that during the Second Intifada the word 'retaliation' was used 79% of the time to describe Israeli violence against Palestinians in American news outlets. Meanwhile, Palestinian violence was characterized as 'retaliation' only 9% of the time....
"'Retaliation' empowers some in their violence while reprimanding others."
https://time.com/6695499/palestine-power-of-language-essay/
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