Question

now there could be no doubt about what was intended for us. with my very ears i heard president nassers speech on 26 may. he said: \we intend to open a general assault against israel. this will be total war. our basic aim will be to destroy israel.\ on 2 june, the egyptian commander in sinai, general mortagi, published his order of the day, calling on his troops to wage a war of destruction against israel. here, then, was a systematic, overt, proclaimed design at politicide, the murder of a state. the policy, the arms, the men had all been brought together, and the state thus threatened with collective assault was itself the last sanctuary of a people which had seen six million of its sons exterminated by a more powerful dictator two decades before. —israeli foreign minister abba eban, june 6, 1967 according to the reading, what is the meaning of the word \politicide\? murder of a politician destruction of a nation - state a military invasion genocide

Explanation:

To determine the meaning of "politicide", we refer to the text: "Here, then, was a systematic, overt, proclaimed design at politicide, the murder of a State." A nation - state is a political entity, so "murder of a State" aligns with "destruction of a nation - state". "Murder of a politician" is incorrect as it refers to an individual, not a state. "A military invasion" is an action, not the meaning of the term. "Genocide" is the destruction of a people, not a state.

Answer:

B. destruction of a nation - state