Middle East Conflict

[Mr Kobayashi]

And the holocaust never happened did it.

Did you know you've just asked that to a Jewish bloke?

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

The first question I would ask is "why the hell are you watching that sort of content?"

Do you not think it might be possible to knock up fake footage and circulate it online or use footage from another gruesome event?

I'm watching BBC news and Newsnight. Is that OK with with you ?

 

[Ducado]

And the holocaust never happened did it.

Bit of a cheap shot that, the Holocaust is a verifiable fact with plenty of evidence that it actually happened

Truth is the first casualty of war

 

[Vic]

Interesting that the BBC has this as their headline as fact, but then says in the text that their only source is the word of an Israeli general. Reuters claim that there were dead Hamas militants and 'Israeli residents.' I'm not saying he's necessarily lying, but you'd think professional BBC journalists would know better than the basically reprint the claims of a single man without corroborating them first. Or at least use quotation marks.

The BBC has a BBC Verify banner for when they've verified something... They're going to be busy. And Mark Urban on Newsnight saying they can't verify it.

 

[meltonblue]

I'm watching BBC news and Newsnight. Is that OK with with you ?

Have they shown and confirmed it now? All they’ve been reporting up to this point is repeating what the Israeli officer told them, not watching it now though.

 

[ayrshire_blue]

 

[Bluemoon_420]

Your last bullet is a bit of a rewrite of history. In 1948 every surrounding country attacked Israel causing the refugee crisis. You missed that bit out.

Actually I did edit straight after adding the bit about the Arab-Israeli war, but will go into more detail tomorrow from 48 to present day. Just wanted to highlight how this shit show started from my perspective in response to PB’s assumption.

 

[Ohrodneyrodney]

Have they shown and confirmed it now? All they’ve been reporting up to this point is repeating what the Israeli officer told them, not watching it now though.

Yes, they were there at the scenes with the bodies.

 

[trueblue1972]

Have you not read the BBC report, it details beheadings although the reporter wisely didn't ask from the body to be uncovered. I don't think a combat soldier would be lying though.

Just read it again , it's not reporting the same as was being questioned as legitimate.

 

[i kne albert davy]

The BBC has a BBC Verify banner for when they've verified something... They're going to be busy. And Mark Urban on Newsnight saying they can't verify it.

The Israeli military will have verified it and I'm sure pictures will have been taken, I doubt very much they'll be putting them on display and I don't blame them.