PA deceit: Moderation in English and extremism in Arabic – In English, Israel is „Israel“ but in Arabic it is „the 1948 territories“ | PMW Analysis

The PA’s official news agency WAFA is a clear illustration of the PA’s duplicity, which Palestinian Media Watch has exposed for over two decades.
In English – for foreign consumption – WAFA tries to present a moderate image and refers to Israel by name – simply „Israel.“ But in Arabic, to its own people and the Arabic speaking world, the official PA news agency refuses to recognize Israel and instead of using the name „Israel,“ calls it „the 1948 territories.“ 
The expression „the 1948 territories“ is part of a longer PA expression, which is „the territories occupied by Israel in 1948.“ According to PA ideology, all of Israel is said to be an illegitimate “occupation” with no right to exist – some areas occupied since 1948 and the rest since 1967.