• Saapas@piefed.zip
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    9 hours ago

    Do Israelis use the word “settlements” or their equivalent of it? I didn’t see mention of that on Wiki but it did say some pro Palestine people also use the word “colonies” which is an even more poignant term.

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      8 hours ago

      They are referred to as settlers, I assume that comes from the translation of what they call themselves in Hebrew? Do the Palestinians refer to the places the Israeli settlers move to as colonies or their own towns as colonies? Not sure the Palestinians can colonies something they’ve lived in for hundreds of years? Is this also a translation issue?

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        8 hours ago

        I meant that pro Palestinian people use the word “colonies” about the Israeli settlements. As for what the Hebrew word is and especially what the connotations of it are (if different from the English meaning), that’s the question.