🟣 This can demonstrate how Plaestinians create their alternative universe, where they always emerge victorious, through use of language to reinterpret factual events.

To most of us, this photo may signify a symbolic defeat for Hamas, with the IDF soldier standing tall while the Hamas fighter sits, restrained and stripped of uniform.

Despite instances of Palestinian defeat in wars with Israel, they manage to present themselves as victorious by framing the outcomes differently: "We demonstrated resilience against Israel," or "Israel engaged in talks with our leadership, acknowledging our legitimacy."

And here too. Palestinians look at this photo, and see victory, as the captured Hamas fighter maintains direct eye contact with the soldier. This moment in time the interaction is taken out of context and can be interpreted in so many different ways. But for them, if they can convince themselves that it symbolises victory, this is all they need.

In this war, we will crush Hamas, and will turn Gaza into a wasteland.
But I assure you, they will declare victory the day after the end of the war.

@AliaDiok

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