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'Guilty of Genocide': Tlaib Protests Netanyahu's Speech to Congress (www.commondreams.org)

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"I will never back down in speaking truth to power. The apartheid government of Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians."

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[–] sxan@midwest.social 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

While that helps, what doesn't help is that people don't often specify their context when they use it. An American commenting on Australian politics might very well use their own colloquial definition.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I reckon it's safe to assume it's option three. On lemmy, option one tends to include a slur, and option two tends to be in German.