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Prairie Gates

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5. Settlers is a euphemism for paramilitary death squads

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Nov 11, 2025, 04:19 PM

Nov 11

If they were in any other country, that's what they would be called. If they were in some other eras, we would call what they are doing "pogroms."

They are not "Israeli settlers attacking Palestinians." They are paramilitary death squads engaging in ethnic pogroms with the tacit approval of a sponsor state (even if a few are nominally arrested).

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Israeli settlers attack two Palestinian villages in the West Bank [View all] Omaha Steve Nov 11 OP

Masked settlers MaineBlueBear Nov 11 #1

Notice how the police and IDF have a moniss Nov 11 #2

Because the settlers are fulfilling the Israeli government's goals iemanja Nov 11 #6

Terrorism ck4829 Nov 11 #3

Settlers and the IDF murder Palestinians, including children, every day with impunity. Lonestarblue Nov 11 #4

Settlers is a euphemism for paramilitary death squads Prairie Gates Nov 11 #5

There were over 260 Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank in October, according to the U.N. red dog 1 Nov 11 #7

Other words to describe these settlers fujiyamasan Nov 11 #8