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Netanyahu's Cabinet votes to close Al Jazeera offices in Israel following rising tensions (apnews.com)

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 5 months ago (1 children)

When people recognize they were wrong about something, as smugly satisfying as it may be it's not actually helpful to tell them that they should have been correct sooner.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I don't think it's about being smug. It's about pointing out the important fact that none of this is new except the scale. Divide by 100-1000 and this is just daily life in Palestine.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

So Israel’s been shutting down other newspapers before?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

No; they just arrest activists and journalists (sometimes but not always have their lackies at the PA do it). Actually shuttering a newspaper is a first AFAIK.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is that the line? Everything before was fine, but this is what caused them to lose your respect?

[–] [email protected] -5 points 5 months ago

Just give it a break for fuck’s sake jesus christ