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Jewish Group

2025-06-10T14:40:27+00:00

A data-driven investigation into the way coverage of Israels war in Gaza surpasses actual genocides in Darfur, Rwanda, and beyond Concept creep describes the phenomenon in which morally potent terms expand beyond their original definitions into ever broader applications. As these terms become more diluted, they also become politically weaponized, shifting public perceptions, priorities, and policy. In August 2020, I illustrated in these pages how terms like racism, white supremacy, and privilege saw a dramatic surge in media usage, significantly reshaping public and political perceptions and discourse. The same dynamic, I feared, was beginning to reshape another crucial term: genocide. https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/media-manufactured-genocide-gaza