Middle East Conflict

[Palerider]

I am worried for the journalists and film crews in Gaza who the Israeli Government seem to have decided are enemies. I hope it's not true but i fear the chaos in Gaza will be used to kill more journalists, alongside the terrible civilian suffering.

Seriously? This is just propaganda.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

Seriously? This is just propaganda.

That's just what I was thinking about last night so your criticism is a bit weird. Lots of journalists of already been killed.

 

[Palerider]

I've no doubt journalists have been killed. That's a fact. You are musing that the Israelis are doing this deliberately which IS propaganda. i.e you have no proof.

 

[Cheadle_hulmeBlue]

Isn't Israel claiming that it is doing it on behalf of the world's Jewish community though?

That doesn't make it true, because Israel doesn't have the right to claim that. But it clearly doesn't help Jews outside Israel just going about their lives.

It’s not in the name of the Jewish people at all and if you believe that then you believe anything. If it’s effecting Jews around the world then there’s clearly a lot of anti semitism.

 

[Roachy]

I've no doubt journalists have been killed. That's a fact. You are musing that the Israelis are doing this deliberately which IS propaganda. i.e you have no proof.

The other thing is it's their choice to be there.

 

[Vic]

Don't copy and paste bull shit against a reasoned argument

I was taught to "cite your sources". I suppose I could just have said "Arab opposition to Zionism was understandable" but that might not have gone down well with those who think anti-Zionism was down to antisemitism (or think "Zionist" is an insult). So it seemed better to justify an argument by citing a Zionist who could see a problem that many others at the time (or since) could not.

I could have '"cut and paste" Ahad Ha'am's hopes of finding common cause with the Arabs (descendents of Shem like the Jews) or just linked to his full article (behind an academic paywall). He did go on to support setting up a Jewish homeland in Palestine (not necessarily a Jewish state) but perhaps I won't bother risking any actual quotes.

Essentially, I'm trying to see both sides. And "they started it" is just too simplistic.

 

[Eebo]

Probably (95%+ chance) with a rocket that they launched against Israel. Either it fell out of the sky or lsrael shot it down.
I guess you probably blame Israel for shooting the rocket down.

No, I don’t blame Israel for shooting down any rockets but I am sceptical that they are shooting down rockets in Gaza itself rather than over Israel

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

It’s not in the name of the Jewish people at all and if you believe that then you believe anything. If it’s effecting Jews around the world then there’s clearly a lot of anti semitism.

I don't believe it.I have already said that they don't have the right to claim it. It doesn't stop Israel claiming it though.

Most of the world's Jews do not live in Israel.

 

[halfcenturyup]

Problem is too many people are intrenched in their views, most with no real experience of them, to want to spend a second, trying to understand the truth

You don't think people speaking, and expecting others to believe, their version of the "truth" is part of the problem here?

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

I've no doubt journalists have been killed. That's a fact. You are musing that the Israelis are doing this deliberately which IS propaganda. i.e you have no proof.

Israel has a long history of targeting journalists.

Shireen Abu Akleh: Al Jazeera reporter killed by Israeli forces

Israeli forces shot Abu Akleh in the head while she was on assignment in Jenin in the occupied West Bank.

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