Mowing the grass

Israeli military tactic

Mowing the grass (Hebrew: כיסוח דשא) is a metaphor used to describe the strategy of Israel against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. The term was coined by Efraim Inbar and Eitan Shami to describe 'a patient military strategy of attrition with limited goals: to diminish their ... Wikipedia
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Wikipedia
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Mowing the grass - Wikipedia
February 28, 2024 - The term was coined by Efraim Inbar ... to harm Israel, and eventually cause the movement to fizzle out into obscurity. These are usually carried out by conducting short, sharp military operations to maintain a certain level of control over the area without committing to a long-term political solution, similar to how one would mow a lawn to keep it ...
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Washington Post
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The history of Israel ‘mowing the grass’ in Gaza - The Washington Post
May 18, 2021 - Since Hamas took over the Palestinian territory, the Israeli military has focused not on defeating them but undermining them.
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Naom Chomsky on the Israeli tactic of "mowing the lawn"

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November 16, 2023

The book he coauthored,”Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media” should be read in all high schools across the states

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Mowing the Grass in Gaza: A History of Israel and Palestinian Violence

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July 26, 2014
  • At the 4 minute mark he says the King David Hotel was bombed by a "Jewish resistance movement"... no mention of the word terrorism... he also leaves out the bombing of the U.S.S. liberty...

  • At the 8 minute mark he starts talking about the PLO and immediately says terrorism...

There are many such inconsistencies in this video.

He portray himself as balanced by seeming to address the grievances and point of view of each side.

However the language he uses, the words he chooses to portray each side and the information he leaves out is not balanced. Such as the example above.

Best talk ive ever seen on the conflict:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOaxAckFCuQ

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Israelis call it "mowing the grass" or the Dahiya doctrine. Look it up.

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October 16, 2023

Naom Chomsky on the Israeli tactic of "mowing the lawn"

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November 15, 2023

Standard procedure.

Israel is an apartheid state.

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Ips-dc
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Destroying the Lawn in Gaza
March 18, 2024 - Ever since it withdrew its settlements in 2005, Israel has periodically attacked Gaza. This shelling of locations throughout the narrow strip of land gave rise to the Israeli expression “mowing the lawn.” In other words, Israel was bombing Gaza on a regular basis to “maintain order.”
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Quora
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What does the phrase 'mowing the lawn' mean in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? - Quora
November 10, 2023 - Answer (1 of 2): It refers to a short-term strategy for “managing” the conflict, by dealing with outbreaks of violence as isolated incidents and not addressing the greater picture. When you mow grass you are removing the unruly part that is visible, but you are not doing anything to harm ...
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War on the Rocks
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Israel and the Demise of “Mowing the Grass” - War on the Rocks
August 19, 2014 - Israel is acting in accordance with a ‘mowing the grass” strategy.” –Professor Efraim Inbar and Dr. Eitan Shamir Unable to find a political
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Los Angeles Times
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Opinion: The problem with Israel's futile Gaza strategy, explained
October 20, 2023 - The Hamas attack represented a spectacular failure of Israel's 'mowing the grass' strategy in the Gaza Strip. Only better conditions can break the cycle.
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Besacenter
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The End of Mowing the Grass: If Israel Wants to Continue to Exist, It Must Uproot Hamas from Gaza
October 23, 2023 - On October 7, 2023, Israeli deterrence completely collapsed. As a result of a surprise attack by Hamas, Israel suffered a severe defeat in terms of casualties and property losses. The enemy infiltrated Israeli territory, captured cities and towns, decimated their populations, and held them ...
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Foreign Policy
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Mowing the Grass and Taking Out the Trash
August 26, 2014 - Israel doesn't want to wipe out Hamas, and putting it in a corner will only backfire.
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Logic(s) Magazine
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Mowing the Lawn: The Genocide Industry
December 13, 2023 - Israel exports technology that is developed by occupying and terrorizing Palestinians, selling it to other countries wishing to do the same to their subjects or inspired to do so by Israel’s track record. Second, as the periods of mowing the lawn and “calm” cycle over and over, these ...
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Fpif
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Destroying the Lawn in Gaza - FPIF
March 13, 2024 - Ever since it withdrew its settlements in 2005, Israel has periodically attacked Gaza. This shelling of locations throughout the narrow strip of land gave rise to the Israeli expression “mowing the lawn.” In other words, Israel was bombing Gaza on a regular basis to “maintain order.”
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Nationalinterest
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Mow the Lawn: Israel’s Strategy For Perpetual War With the Palestinians | The National Interest
May 22, 2021 - Israel's confidence that it could go on indefinitely “mowing the lawn” without seeking a political solution may seem accurate. But the mowing may not merely be perpetual, but self-perpetuating.
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Reddit
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r/chomsky on Reddit: Naom Chomsky on the Israeli tactic of "mowing the lawn"
November 16, 2023 - 530 votes, 15 comments. 90K subscribers in the chomsky community. This is a place to share and discuss content related to History, Politics, Media…
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Pressenza
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Mowing the grass in Gaza
August 29, 2022 - What’s problematic about this phrase is that the grass/lawn requires to be constantly mowed; which suggests that Israel is still planning on conducting similar operation under the same pretext of limiting Hamas’ power. Another important factor that needs to be addressed is that when mowing ...
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Racismandtechnology
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“Mowing the lawn”: The weaponisation of water and technology in Palestine
January 8, 2024 - In the most recent issue of Logic(s) Magazine, Edward Ongweso Jr. writes about Israel's strategy towards Gaza called “mowing the lawn”: bursts of horrifying violence – a collective punishment of Palestinian people – followed by “calmer” periods where survivors are left to bury the ...
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YouTube
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Israel "Mowing the Lawn" explained | Omar Suleiman and Lex Fridman - YouTube
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Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFSyNdQf5ukPlease support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:- Shopify: https://shop
Published: February 2, 2024
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Middle East Monitor
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Netanyahu enjoys boost in poll after deadly ‘mowing the lawn’ in Gaza
May 15, 2023 - Israel unilaterally withdrew illegal settlers from Gaza in 2005, only to impose a full blockade on the enclave. In the years since, two million Palestinians have been terrorised by Israeli military operations nearly once a year, which Israelis refer to as “mowing the lawn”.
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War on the Rocks
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Rewind and Reconnoiter: Israel and the Demise of "Mowing the Grass" with T.X. Hammes - War on the Rocks
November 6, 2023 - In 2014, T.X. Hammes wrote "Israel and the Demise of 'Mowing the Grass'" for War on the Rocks, in which he wrote that Israel's practice of "mowing the
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Ndtv
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Israel Moves From "Mowing Lawn" Policy For Hamas To Destroying It
This is a change from the previous ... to as "mowing the lawn," meaning a task to which one is required to return repeatedly. · Any operation against the militant group is destined to result in more civilian deaths and raise diplomatic dilemmas. Turkey has already signaled a shift away from the intense diplomacy that was underway to normalize ties with Israel after years ...
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Reddit
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r/lectures on Reddit: Mowing the Grass in Gaza: A History of Israel and Palestinian Violence
July 26, 2014 - 96K subscribers in the lectures community. This subreddit is all about video lectures, talks and interesting public speeches. The topics include…