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The Israeli Defense Forces on Sunday accused a prominent journalist– who in recent months has reported regularly for Al Jazeera from Gaza – of moonlighting as a senior Hamas commander.

The Israeli Defense Forces have published photos they say were discovered on a laptop in Gaza that show Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Washah engaged in Hamas terrorist activities.

Neither Al Jazeera nor the Qatari government have responded to the Sun’s request for comment.

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[–] CaptObvious@literature.cafe 38 points 7 months ago (43 children)

Is this the new Netanyahu tactic? Magically "find" evidence that anything he doesn't like is Hamas? First the IDF apparently have orders to shoot any journalist they see, then hospitals were magically Hamas command centers, followed by schools, the UNWRA, the UN itself, and now specific journalists by name. So killing 30,000 innocent civilians isn't enough for them? Who's next?

I honestly hope he goes after the US and the UK. That would at least give our politicians cover to cut off his arms supply.

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 13 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If the UNRWA story is anything to go by, they don't even bother with the evidence part.

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[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 7 points 7 months ago

If you're not with us ... you're against us

This is how to describe our current period in history

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 35 points 7 months ago (57 children)

Everyone is a Hamas operative. Journalists, babies... hell, I live in Indiana and I'm probably a Hamas operative.

[–] spider@lemmy.nz 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Everyone is a Hamas operative.

We're also Russian operatives when we criticize the Democrats.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Because everything is about American politics, especially what happens when Israel accuses an Al Jazeera journalist of being a Hamas operative. That's 100% about America.

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[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 28 points 7 months ago

Israel uses the same techniques as Russia. Behind every attack killing loads of civilians was a valuable target. Behind every person critical of them is some super top secret agent.

[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 25 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Are they accusing a journalist of being in HAMAS before killing them? That's new.

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[–] spider@lemmy.nz 24 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Same shit, different day in the States:

In November 2023, the Anti-Defamation League classified protest events led by groups including Jewish Voice for Peace and IfNotNow as "anti-Israel", adding the protests to a database documenting rising antisemitism in the US. ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt labelled the organizations "hate groups".

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So the Anti-Defamation League defames U.S.-based Jewish peace organizations. Let that sink in for a moment.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 21 points 7 months ago (2 children)

That's because the ADL has not been a group against antisemitism for a very long time now. They are now a group against anti-Israeli sentiment.

Sort of like how the NRA was originally a gun safety and advocacy organization and it is now a branch of the Republican Party.

The ADL was a very good organization once. But not in quite some time.

[–] spider@lemmy.nz 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

The NRA is Slowly Dying

Perhaps the ADL can follow in their footsteps.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Not quickly enough. For either.

EDIT: Duh, I wrote slowly.

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[–] Gazumi@lemmy.world 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The articles produced by the IDF do not withstand scrutiny as they are. That is before they tick the bingo box checklist stock phrases including allegations about Arab forces, jihad, enemy fighters hiding behind civilians, etc.

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[–] ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Killing journalists is only self defense if you've got war crimes to hide, and Israel's main purpose is to obfuscate war crimes.

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[–] IndustryStandard@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Update: Israel just bombed this journalist and his cameraman while they were reporting in Rafah-North

https://lemmy.world/post/11909052

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[–] SteefLem@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (4 children)
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[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

If you haven't been accused by Israel of being a Hamas operative, do you even have a life?

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[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Israel accuses yet another All Jazeera Journalist of being Hamas Operative

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Turns out everyone who isn’t an Israeli citizen is Hamas. Fuck Israel.

[–] Tremble@sh.itjust.works 7 points 7 months ago

IDF is a terrorist organization

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[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 9 points 7 months ago

Looks like the Israeli government tries to diversify from calling each and every (valid) critic "antisemite". Now they call people they don't like "Hamas operatives".

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