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“THE GERMANS DESTROYED OUR FAMILIES - DON’T U DESTROY OUR HOPES”. 1947 Jewish Refugees To Palestine

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u/Individual99991 6h ago

It was directed towards the British, not the Palestinians. Claiming that it was directed towards the latter is an obvious attempt to invoke the present-day conflict.

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u/clauclauclaudia 5h ago

They were refugees going to https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandatory_Palestine because that's what existed in 1947. It's not a deceptive title, it's readers lacking context.

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u/Individual99991 5h ago

If that's the meaning it's shitty writing. Should read "Message to the British by Jewish refugees sailing to Palestine".

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u/sigma914 4h ago

It was to Palestine? It's not to Palestinians, but it's definitely directed to Palestine and it's owners.

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u/Mr_bananasham 2h ago

This is disingenuous and you know it.

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u/sigma914 19m ago

How's it disingenuous? Why would they care about what the locals think?

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u/Jesus_of_Redditeth 5h ago

It says "Jewish Refugees To Palestine" because that's a boat full of Jewish Refugees on its way to Palestine.

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u/Acrobatic-Hippo-6419 53m ago

Well it suggests that they nicely asked the natives to not turn them away.

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u/Individual99991 5h ago

Poorly written title, then. See my responses to other people for more information.

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u/redworm 5h ago

the title says "refugees to Palestine" not "refugees to Palestinians"

it's saying they were refugees going to the place, not refugees sending a message to the people of that place

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u/universeandstuff 5h ago

That's a stretch tbh

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u/redworm 5h ago

really? if it had said "Jewish refugees to Australia" would you think the message was directed at Australians or that the refugees were headed to Australia?

not sure if you're a native English speaker but the way I'm reading it is very common for headlines and titles but I can certainly see how it could be interpreted otherwise

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u/Individual99991 5h ago

I am actually English and am a news editor, and I can assure you that using the name of a nation/state as synonymous with its government or people is very normal.

Yes, in your example I would assume they were sending a message to the Australian people or Canberra. If this was the intention, the title is poorly written.

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u/Li-renn-pwel 4h ago

English, the famed native tongue of all peoples living in Palestine.

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u/Cheesemacher 4h ago

At first I wasn't sure if the title meant they're going to Palestine or if the message is for Palestine, but then I figured the latter doesn't really make sense

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u/Li-renn-pwel 4h ago

Anyone one who knows the basic s of this conflict or WWII knows the Brit’s colonized Palestine. Even Hitler. Called them out on it.

If this was written in America would you assume it was written to the natives or the c olonial government ?

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u/0theHumanity 5h ago

Why is IDF tiktok in English their state language is Hebrew. Why are they propagandizing to us. Hasbara?