I thought we had a thread about Israel vs "journalists" but I'm not finding it.
IDF reveals: Six Al Jazeera journalists are Hamas, PIJ terrorists
The exposed journalists are part of Hamas's military wing operating as the vanguard of Hamas's propaganda war against Israel.www.jpost.com
6 journalists from Al Jazeera have been identified as being on terrorist payrolls.
I'm sorry reality is hurting your feelings. Arguing against Israel now, is arguing for Hamas. If you want a quick end for this war then pray for IDF succeeding with their goals. If this war has taught us anything it's that Israel was right all along and this war is justified. Anything else is playing into the propaganda bullshit of Hamas/Iran
What flavor of kool aid are you drinking?
Cool story bro, but I think you should go easy on that kool aid.
Really, go easy on the kool aid.
And remember that it was a Hamas attack on the crossing that scuttled the export business. Think they wouldn't have somehow scuttled exporting it through Egypt also?
Note that this is Lebanon, not Gaza. And Israel was letting reporters in under escort--and Hezbollah objected.And Hezbollah certainly doesn't want eyes on what it's doing:
(Note that this is from earlier than the previous articles)
Hezbollah condemns media outlets for crossing into south Lebanon on Israeli military press tour
BEIRUT — Hezbollah strongly condemned what it describes as dangerous behavior by several Western media outlets, following a promotional tour organized by the Israeli army for journalists. In a...today.lorientlejour.com
How dare the press show something that doesn't match up with the party line?!
The first and last war that allowed journalists in was the Vietnam war. There's good reasons for it. The romanticised image of what a war should be and actually is, in the public mind, is so divergent that any honest reporting would just kill the public relations for whatever soldier the camera is pointed at. And winning the public opinion is about as important today as the war on the ground.
Neither Hamas nor Israel wants indipendent journalists in Gaza. If they do, they will quickly, both lose any support from the international community.
Fun fact, Hamas do allow journalists into Gaza, as long as they are also active fighters for Hamas. Which is funny when Hamas reports on journalists killed by IDF. But they've done this all along for any Hamas fighter killed. The moment a killed Hamas fighter hits the ground, Hamas tallys it as a civilian. These guys are shameless.
Calling it kool aid does not address his point.
There are two very big factors at work:
Calling it kool aid is saying you don't have an answer.
Did you pause for a moment to think why you ate on the same side ad “the conspiracy theorists” prior to constructing your illogical response?
www.bbc.com
I still bring up the killing of Anwar Al-Awlaki.
Why is this case being singled out? Civilians sometimes die in war. Even the best armies sometimes hit noncombatants. What's important is what percent of the dead are civilian, not whether there is at least one dead civilian.
What genocide? Other than the attempted genocide by Hamas et al.
Isn't a "hard line against Palestine" what Netanyahu is taking? Did you mean "against Israel"?
It is. As are all "I won't vote for X because they are not sufficiently ideologically pure" stances.
How do you propose Israel defend itself against an enemy that hides in civilian areas without there being significant civilian casualties?
The Liberal Party was never one of the major parties I don't think. That they are a factor at all is a bit of an aberration of the Duverger's Law.
