"Many Western publications quoted the Israeli army statement as if it was an objective position and not propaganda whitewashing a war crime. They failed to clarify to their audiences that attacking journalists... is a war crime; all journalists are protected..." www.aljazeera.com/opinions/202... - ThreadSky

rk70534.bsky.social • 49 days ago

"Many Western publications quoted the Israeli army statement as if it was an objective position and not propaganda whitewashing a war crime. They failed to clarify to their audiences that attacking journalists... is a war crime; all journalists are protected..."

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/1/4/silence-on-israels-massacres-of-journalists-is-dangerous-to-all

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rk70534.bsky.social•49 days ago

'The Geneva Conventions Article 79... states that all journalists “engaged in dangerous professional missions in armed conflict areas shall be considered civilians … [and] shall be protected […] and without prejudice to the right of war correspondents accredited to the armed forces”.'

rk70534.bsky.social•49 days ago

"Israel not only refuses to recognise any Palestinian media worker as being protected, but it also bars foreign journalists from entering Gaza."

rk70534.bsky.social•49 days ago

"It has been truly disturbing that the international media has done little to protest this ban. Except for one petition signed by 60 media outlets over the summer, the international media has not followed up consistently on such demands over 15 months."

rk70534.bsky.social•49 days ago

"If a major media organisation is not given access to a particular location, an indication of this ban is frequently attached to news reports as a form of protest.

However, in the case of Gaza, Israel is given a pass... with the Israeli press releases regularly passed on as facts."

rk70534.bsky.social•49 days ago

'This complacency has allowed Israel to control the narrative and propagate its claim that this is a defensive war carried out by “the most moral army” in the world within the parameters of international law.'

rk70534.bsky.social•49 days ago

'While United Nations experts, some Israeli NGOs like B’Tselem, and every major international rights organisation have denounced Israel’s actions, the legacy media continues to give it the benefit of the doubt.'

161bklyn.bsky.social•49 days ago

I think many are client states of the US but, those that aren’t client states should be listened to. But that also opens the door to press being protected if something happens in their country as well? Idk that’s just a guess.

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