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But Palestinians in densely populated Gaza are all Hamas’s “human shields” — letting Israel deflect the blame for civilian deaths.

Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20241009183341/https://theintercept.com/2024/10/04/israel-human-shields-hypocrisy/

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftheintercept.com%2F2024%2F10%2F04%2Fisrael-human-shields-hypocrisy%2F

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

CNN did not, of course, vehemently denounce Israel’s use of civilians as “human shields” when it noted Mossad’s civilian-dense location. Because for CNN, like almost every Western media outlet, Israelis, unlike Palestinians, get to be human.

Mossad's headquarters is a legitimate military target. It is located in a densely populated area in the same sense that, for example, the Pentagon is located in a densely populated area. It's still a distinct target, not a tunnel under a hospital.

This isn't double-speak from CNN. It's equivocation from the author of the article.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

It's still a distinct target, not a tunnel under a hospital

We've still never seen anything supporting the "tunnel under a hospital" rhetoric. The whole thing started and ended with Israeli lies getting disproven and no real conclusion.