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An advocacy group called the International Legal Forum has published an online dictionary highlighting terms that have been misused since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war three years ago. The CEO, Michal Cotler-Wunsh, emphasizes that the misuse of legal terms like "genocide" and "apartheid" undermines the integrity of law. The dictionary includes examples from various countries where these terms have been weaponized against Israel, such as Canada, and provides context on how these terms were originally defined and their current misapplication in political contexts.
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The International Legal Forum, led by CEO Michal Cotler-Wunsh, released a dictionary on October 7, the third anniversary of Hamas's attack that killed 1,200 people and took 251 hostages in Israel. The dictionary aims to address what the group considers the misuse of terms such as “genocide,” “apartheid,” “war crimes,” and “crimes against humanity.” Cotler-Wunsh asserts that misusing these legal terms as political weapons threatens the integrity of law beyond just the conflict with Hamas. The resource details how these terms have been weaponized against specific countries and provides examples of their misuse in recent years, highlighting concerns about the erosion of language in discussions related to Israel and the ongoing conflict.
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An advocacy group has released a dictionary full of terms that it says have been hijacked and misused, particularly for the past three years, since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
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“The initiative emerges from a growing recognition that the erosion of language is not merely a semantic concern,” says Michal Cotler-Wunsh, the CEO of the International Legal Forum, the group behind the new online resource.
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“When terms such as ‘genocide,’ ‘apartheid,’ ‘war crimes,’ and ‘crimes against humanity,’ are detached from their legal definitions and repurposed as political weapons, the consequences extend far beyond a specific conflict, article, post, or courtroom.
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consequences → detach → conflict
The integrity of law itself is placed at risk.
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The dictionary not only defines the terms, but provides which countries the terms have been weaponized against.
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terms → define → countries
It provides real-world examples and examines how words have been misused.
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Its release falls on Oct. 7, the third anniversary of when Hamas terrorists murdered 1,200 people in Israel and took 251 hostage.
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terrorists → fall → 251
Several university campuses in Canada housed encampments that demanded support for Israel come to an end and called the war a genocide.
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The term genocide was coined in the aftermath of the Holocaust, when six million Jewish people were targeted and systematically murdered by the Nazi regime in Europe.
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people → coin → Europe
She said the attempt to “hijack” such terms is done to “demonize, delegitimize, and apply double standards to ‘the Jew’ among nations.”
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“It has enabled the unleashing of this unconventional weapon, the ultimate lie in the ‘progressive’ antisemitism playbook: accusing Israel of genocide, even as it defends itself from openly declared genocidal intent launched with Hamas’s pre-meditated war crimes and crimes against humanity,” she said.
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The term was used against Israel immediately after October 7, even before they responded to the attack, she added.
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In a 2025 report and again in 2026, the United Nations accused Israel of committing genocide.
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Many experts and Jewish advocacy groups strongly denied that claim.
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In response, a statement from Israel said the report “relies entirely on Hamas falsehoods, laundered and repeated by others.”
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The dictionary lists Canada as a country that the term genocide is weaponized against.
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“Canada continues to embolden genocidal terror and tyranny,” said Cotler-Wunsh.
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Tragedies occur, especially when that is the intent of those who deliberately and systematically hide amongst and below civilians.
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According to the International Legal Forum, the dictionary is intended to make vital legal principles and terms accessible to a broad audience.
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principles → accord → audience
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