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The head of an Israeli media watchdog, HonestReporting, says it was simply ‘raising questions’ by wondering whether Palestinian photojournalists who documented the Oct. 7 attack on Israel had been tipped off in advance that it had happened

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[–] Silverseren@kbin.social 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

In short, HonestReporting lied. They have no evidence that the reporters had anything to do with Hamas other than being there when the event happened.

Of course, the group admits to this only after the Israeli government has stated that it's adding those reporters to the "to be killed" list as being the same as Hamas terrorists.

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Like Tucker Carlson?

Gil Hoffman, executive director of HonestReporting and a former reporter for The Jerusalem Post, admitted Thursday the group had no evidence to back up that suggestion. He said he was satisfied with subsequent explanations from several of these journalists that they did not know.

That's what everyone called conspiracy theory. But i guess it's okay to question the journalist but it's not okay to, say, question why Israel didn't do anything about the early warning they were given. I'm just aSkiNG QuEStiOn.

Israeli politicians Danny Danon, Israel’s former U.N. ambassador, and former defense minister Benny Gantz condemned any journalists who knew about the attacks ahead of time. Any who stood idle while killings took place that day “are no different from terrorists and should be treated as such.”

I wonder who he might talking about.

[–] ArugulaZ@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago

You know who else was "just asking questions?" Tucker Carlson. Don't be like Tucker Carlson.

[–] ShroOmeric@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Are we still calling that place a democracy? Or did we stop pretending?

[–] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc -1 points 2 years ago

I mean it still a democracy and whoever sit up there can be voted out, unlike China Russia North Korea.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

They wanted an excuse to eliminate anyone who is exposing what is happening there and this gave it to Israel.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 2 years ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


The executive director of an Israeli media watchdog organization says it was simply “raising questions” by publicly wondering whether Palestinian photojournalists who documented the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel — and sent some of the first images of its aftermath to a watching world — had been tipped off in advance that it would happen.

“Is it conceivable to assume that ‘journalists’ just happened to appear early in the morning at the border without prior coordination with the terrorists?” HonestReporting wrote on its website Wednesday.

It was clear that morning from the first launch of missiles from Gaza into Israel that something serious was happening, said Julie Pace, senior vice president and executive editor of the AP.

The Times said the accusation that anyone at the newspaper had advance knowledge of the attacks or accompanied Hamas was “untrue and outrageous,” and put journalists in Israel and Gaza at risk.

Israeli politicians Danny Danon, Israel’s former U.N. ambassador, and former defense minister Benny Gantz condemned any journalists who knew about the attacks ahead of time.

Journalists have often been embedded with military forces in the past, and keep potential plans secret, said Nina Berman, a professor and expert in photojournalism ethics at Columbia University.


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[–] WidowsFavoriteSon@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago

God forbid you question the Hamas terrorist narrative