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Politics
Norman Solomon

"Israel's 9/11" is a dangerous trap

When Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations spoke outside the Security Council on Sunday, he said: “This is Israel’s 9/11. This is Israel’s 9/11.” Meanwhile, in a "PBS NewsHour" interview, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. said: “This is, as someone said, our 9/11.”

While the phrase might seem logical enough, “Israel’s 9/11” is already being used as a huge propaganda weapon by Israel’s government — which is now engaged in massive war crimes against civilians in Gaza, in response to the mass murder of Israeli civilians by Hamas militants last weekend.

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