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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/27/israel-defence-forces-most-moral-soldiers-in-the-world/

Just when coverage of Israel in much of the broadcast media couldn’t seem any more spiteful and misleading – the slippage into the mainstream of slurs like “genocide” and “famine”, for instance, neither of which are remotely accurate descriptions for what is going on in Gaza – a story breaks that destroys all my remaining confidence that such outlets will cover the war impartially.

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[–] AOCapitulator@hexbear.net 60 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This person should be executed

Calling genocide a slur, fucking unbelievable ridiculous disgusting ghoul

[–] Skeleton_Erisma@hexbear.net 56 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

slurs like famine and genocide

Oh really?

garcia-cock-shotty

[–] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Genocide is a slur now apparently? That's neat. Just like Biden killed the me too movement I guess this genocide is going to kill the word genocide?

[–] Jew@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

In this house we believe that...

-Genocide is a slur

-Antizionism is the worst Antisemitism

-Facsism is preferable to Communism

-Housing is for those that can afford it (no handouts)

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 47 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

And it’s not just theoretical: the IDF’s morality is seen in its actions. It is currently trying to dismantle probably the most extensive, cunning terrorist infrastructure ever known, one that is highly likely to have been built with the help of hundreds of millions of Western taxpayer money, UN and other “aid” funds. Hamas operates via an outstandingly well-constructed tunnel network bigger than the whole London Underground.

God that first sentence. What an unserious person.

Hamas’s whole strategy revolves around using civilian shields and as many brutal tricks as possible, such as those that have resulted in IDF soldiers firing on their own and on aid workers.

No, she doesn't explain how they were tricked into shooting aid workers or themselves.

But according to one analysis earlier this year, even if we accept the terror group’s statistics, for every Hamas combatant eliminated, approximately 1.5 civilians have been tragically killed.

She doesn't even bother linking the analysis. Is this a poorly thought out reddit comment that got too big for the character count?

[–] nightshade@hexbear.net 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

for every Hamas combatant eliminated, approximately 1.5 civilians have been tragically killed

They're claiming that a full 40% of the 40,000+ deaths so far were combatants. What a coincidence that it's almost exactly the percentage you'd get if you counted every "military aged male" as a combatant.

[–] regul@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago

"all men are terrorists and it's okay that 2/3rds of the casualties are women and children"

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I see why you wouldn't like to an analysis that's supposed to help your point, if it's just "guilty until proven innocent".

[–] Torenico@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

[...]that have resulted in IDF soldiers firing on their own

skill issue

[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 29 points 1 year ago

I would simply identify things before I started shooting at them.

[–] emizeko@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

one that is highly likely to have been built with the help of hundreds of millions of Western taxpayer money

NETANYAHU'S GOVERNMENT LITERALLY FUNDED HAMAS FOR HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS projection

YOU FUCKJING FUCK!!!1

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 36 points 1 year ago

Since when is "broadcast media" critical of Israel? Even when it tries to be "balanced" they always have to throw in stuff like mentioning "Hamas run health ministry" everytime they mention the death toll on civilians to stop Westerners looking too deep into it.

[–] Dirt_Owl@hexbear.net 32 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lmao this can't be real.

It's like some sort of comical satire

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago

If I was asked to write satire of a shameless zionist shill I wouldn't lay it on nearly this thick.

[–] hexinvictus@hexbear.net 31 points 1 year ago

TIL famine is a slur

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 30 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just when coverage of Israel in much of the broadcast media couldn’t seem any more spiteful and misleading

Just like hogs, these zionist ghouls don't seem to fully understand the gulf between how good they have it and how poorly they should have it.

[–] egg1918@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[–] Greenleaf@hexbear.net 28 points 1 year ago

Pretty sure this toadstool was one of the very loudest voices saying “Corbyn is anti-semitic for thinking Palestinians should exist” back in 2019.

[–] AcidMarxist@hexbear.net 27 points 1 year ago

Folks, I'm gonna say the word sus-soviet

[–] regul@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"You are not covering this impartially!" says most biased woman in the world.

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago

"You're not covering this properly also if you say that an entire group of people starving to death is a famine you're a bigot"

Deeply unserious worldview

[–] nothx@hexbear.net 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Telegraph is basically a tabloid right?

[–] O__O@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

All UK “newspapers” are tabloids. No exceptions.

[–] TheKanzler@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

Isn't this the same person who wrote an article saying that teaching more maths in British schools is "literally 1984 China bad totalitarianism"

[–] DyingOfDeBordom@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago

famine is the new f slur

[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 21 points 1 year ago
[–] ChairmanSpongebob@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

is that one of the most evil people living in the world today? I mean, come on

[–] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago

No, these fucks are a dime a dozen, unfortunately.

[–] corgiwithalaptop@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

Holy fuck what a smug picture

[–] GnastyGnuts@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

This woman has also written on Corbyn's (definitely real and not just a well documented smear-job) antisemitism. She's a certified Jew-defender, y'all.

[–] Flaps@hexbear.net 18 points 1 year ago

Shut the fuck up zoe strimpel

[–] SerLava@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

Love to declare open season on an internal civilian population and then pat myself on the back when I haven't totally eradicated them yet

[–] dkr567@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Fucking anglo ghouls in western hemisphere media disgust me the most gotta say.

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

This entire article is putting the cart before the horse because it cites 0 sources or evidence for any of it's arguments or claims. It's just vibes.

[–] TrashGoblin@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago