Political As Soon As You Open Your Mouth

· tweet comment Posted on May 2, 2007 by Shahar Golan

We say Kassam – we don’t say rocket,
Mukataa – instead of compound,
Shahid – not Martyr,
Tahadiya or Hudna – and not ceasefire -

Why do we so easily adopt Arabic terms when speaking Hebrew?

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