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Footage widely shared on social media showed a massive blast at Israa University, prompting US President Joe Biden’s administration to ask Israel for clarification.

The IDF, in response to a query, said the demolition of Israa University on January 17 and the approval process of the controlled explosion was “thoroughly investigated” by the head of the Southern Command, Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman, and presented to Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi.

According to Army Radio, Hiram claimed that his troops felt in danger due to intelligence that Hamas had a network of tunnels under the university, and feared that its operatives could ambush them.

Unrelated controversy currently surrounds Hiram over his order to fire a tank shell at a home in the southern community of Be’eri amid a hostage situation during Hamas’s October 7 onslaught, possibly killing some of the captives.

Before the war, Hiram was tapped to be the next commander of the Gaza Division, a move that appears to currently be on hold amid the war and the controversy.

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[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 42 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Israel has no idea how much they have destroyed their credibility for an entire generation.

I used to read articles about Middle East issues and think that things I was reading in Al Jazeera or similar publications were a little biased. For the most part I used to think that Israel was at least being a good faith actor in their decision making.

Now, I literally do not trust anything that is published in Israel; nor anything that the Israeli government claims is true or said has happened.

If Israeli Times or IdF or Israeli government said that the sky was blue, I would literally go outside to double check, because obviously something weird is going on and the sky is no longer blue.

I also have learned to meet the things Biden says with skepticism. Until Biden takes concrete action to punish Israel or stop the genocide, he will not have my vote. Nor millions of votes from other democrats and Americans whose families are affected by this genocide. A whole generation of young people have had the curtains pulled back. Thank goodness.

Israel and the United States have been lying this whole time. Forcing an apartheid occupation for half a century.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 19 points 8 months ago

Al Jazeera has long been the best source for news on anything happening in the Middle East (aside from Qatar since that is who funds them). Thr sad truth if the matter is that Israel has been ethnically cleansing Palestine for the past 70 years and Western media has finally decided they can't whitewash it anymore.

[–] trebuchet@lemmy.ml -3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Now, I literally do not trust anything that is published in Israel;

It's pretty stark how much the press in pretty much every Western country has been carrying water for Israel and Ukraine as well.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I’m not going to discuss Ukraine in this context. The two are not the same.

[–] trebuchet@lemmy.ml 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Hmm suit yourself.

It's a funny example of Gell-Mann amnesia at play I suppose.

Just waiting for that Russian military with low morale and hollowed out by corruption to bring us that imminent victory in Ukraine we've been promised any day now for the past two years. Keep believing in victory citizen, it's right around the corner!

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Nah. I just disagree with the tactics being used in North Sudan as well as the gangs in Haiti.

what the heck are you blabbering about this is a post about IDF and Israel and you keep going on about Ukraine.

Make a post about comparing Ukraine and Gaza, I don’t care. But arguing with me about Ukraine here doesn’t make any sense.

[–] trebuchet@lemmy.ml 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I guess my original point was just agreeing with you on your main point. I figured I was supporting your position by pointing out the media dishonesty extended farther than just Israeli publications. The Ukraine point was a throwaway of another example I thought was fairly straightforward, but whatever, it's cool, we don't need to continue this conversation.

[–] DancingBear@midwest.social 5 points 8 months ago

Ok I see I guess I missed your point lol