Palestined

(verb) - To engage in the deceptive manipulation of a situation wherein one feigns victimhood, casting oneself as the aggrieved party while simultaneously perpetrating aggression against the purported offender. This behavior involves distorting reality to deflecting accountability for one's own actions onto and undermining the credibility of the actual victim.

Despite being the instigator of the conflict, Tom adeptly Palestined by portraying himself as the victim of unfair treatment, effectively manipulating others into sympathizing with him while shifting the blame onto those he harmed.