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The Israel Defense Forces releases surveillance camera footage from Shifa Hospital showing Hamas terrorists bringing a Nepali and Thai citizen who were abducted from Israel on October 7 to the medical center.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

As if being anti-Israel means that Al Jazeera throws journalistic integrity into the wind? If the facts are valid, they're valid regardless of what the spin being put on them is.

UN-mandated body says Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh the ‘victim of the excessive and disproportionate force used by Israeli security forces’.

Gee, I sure wonder why Al Jazeera would be anti-Israel...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Bias needs to be taken into account, but it does not invalidate good reporting on its own. It’s the same reason I don’t immediately believe all statements from the IDF. They are a party in the conflict and extremely biased. They are however a valuable source of information and their claims should be considered. I would also rank the credibility of the IDF over the credibility of Hamas.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Other comment got reported, but still doesn't change the fact that you're comparing two bad sources and trying to pick one that's less bad.

If Hamas starts releasing verifiably false videos to Western audiences, then I'll discredit that too.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago

If Hamas starts releasing verifiably false videos to Western audiences, then I'll discredit that too.

Are the countless numbers of staged videos not verifiably false enough for you? They literally operate a filming crew making victim propaganda.