Re:Israel to destroy Palestinians' solar panels
by ucee054 on Monday February 27, 2012 @05:56PM
(#3641034)
No, that's genocide.
Genocide = Killing
Ethnic cleansing = Expulsion
Genocide = Killing
Ethnic cleansing = Expulsion
County X has two populations, the zarbs and the tiwks. The zarbs kill all the tiwks. The zarbs have been ethnically cleansed.
You may think this is a trivial point. But you're talking to an international audience, and you're talking about a subject where language is analysed in minute detail for perceived insult or support or whatnot.