Since the start of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza on October 7, we’ve seen a scramble for what kind of terminology can and should be used to describe the realities on the ground, especially as they’re being experienced by Palestinians. Is it a war? Is it a conflict? Are they evacuations? What about the term prisoner versus detainee? In this new series, Backspace’s Sana Saeed looks at the words we use – and don’t use – when it comes to AJ+’s coverage of the Israeli occupation and why these choices are made.

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