Guest opinion: Tom Thomas: We need new words to discuss the Israel-Hamas conflict

Guest opinion: Tom Thomas: We need new words to discuss the Israel-Hamas conflict

By Tom Thomas There has been much reaction to the horrible, criminal fire attack on a group of peaceful demonstrators on June 1.  Some of this reaction surrounds Taishya Adams’ decision to not sign the city’s official statement on the matter. It appears that her conclusion that the attack had both antisemitic and anti-Zionist motivations was not consistent with the statement draft. Much criticism seemed to surround the words antisemitic and anti…