(Algemeiner) Adam Levick - The Associated Press will no longer use the term "illegal immigrant" to describe those who migrate to a country in violation of their immigration laws, AP's executive vice president announced Tuesday. Its style guide will no longer permit the use of "illegal" to describe a person - only an action. We wonder whether serious news organizations will similarly drop the loaded and value-laden term "illegal settler" to characterize Jews who, consistent with the parameters of the Mandate for Palestine, live beyond the 1949 armistice lines. A Google search using the words "illegal Israeli settlers" turns up 727,000 hits, and included references to many mainstream publications. The writer is managing editor of CiF Watch, an affiliate of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA).
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