as in to invalidate
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And in the halls of the United Nations and many foreign capitals, Israel is demonized and delegitimized as the ancestral home of the Jewish people.
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Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024
While Israel faces a cynical enemy that endangers its own people to delegitimize the Jewish state, the price of that full-throttle approach was already evident: the civilian death toll was mounting, Palestinians struggled to access basic health care, and there was a shortage of food and water.
—Eric Cortellessa/jerusalem, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
But court-packing is a dangerous proposal that threatens to delegitimize the entire federal judiciary, including decisions that are far less reckless than the Court’s decision in Trump.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 29 July 2024
Israel has been judged by double standards, demonized as a purely colonial enterprise, and delegitimized as the historic homeland of the Jewish people whose presence there stretches back at least 3,000 years.
—Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
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Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 18 Apr. 2024
While Israel faces a cynical enemy that endangers its own people to delegitimize the Jewish state, the price of that full-throttle approach was already evident: the civilian death toll was mounting, Palestinians struggled to access basic health care, and there was a shortage of food and water.
—Eric Cortellessa/jerusalem, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
But court-packing is a dangerous proposal that threatens to delegitimize the entire federal judiciary, including decisions that are far less reckless than the Court’s decision in Trump.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 29 July 2024
Israel has been judged by double standards, demonized as a purely colonial enterprise, and delegitimized as the historic homeland of the Jewish people whose presence there stretches back at least 3,000 years.
—Joshua M. Davidson, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Delegitimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delegitimize. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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