You are reading a single comment by @Leshaches and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
London Fixed Gear and Single-Speed is a community of predominantly fixed gear and single-speed cyclists in and around London, UK.
This site is supported almost exclusively by donations. Please consider donating a small amount regularly.
@Leshaches
As explored above, my point about the names for the wars is that they help obfuscate historical responsibility and outcomes of each conflict. Calling it the Gaza War hides the fact that it’s Israel v. Palestine, and definitely doesn’t convey the disproportionate number of Palestinian deaths. It’s purposely using language to frame a conflict in a more favourable light to one party, e.g., the Irish War of Independence vs. The Troubles, or The US Invasion of Iraq vs. The Iraq War, or The Gaza War vs. The Palestine Massacre.
The war in Iraq left over 300,000 Iraqis dead (average estimate) and some 8,000 NATO soldiers dead, but at least a proportion of the former were killed by Iraqis targeting and killing other Iraqis. In the case of Israel v. Palestine the vast majority of dead Palestinians weren’t and aren’t being killed by other Palestinians. It’s a defining characteristic of this conflict, and the name should reflect it, imo.
Hope that makes more sense. New parent, still thinking through tar.