The terms “settlements,” “settlers” and “West Bank” continue to be used repeatedly in your newspaper in describing the events in Israel. Please stop using these terms and substitute “towns,” “cities,” “residents,” “citizens,” “Judea and Samaria.” To use the language you use is to demonize the residents of Judea and Samaria and to concede the issue of possession of this land.
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