primitives discuss terrorists using human shields, and getting reported on

[franksolich]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10025317334

Oh my.

Fozzledick (2,747 posts)    Thu Jul 31, 2014, 02:03 PM

Journalists threatened by Hamas for reporting use of human shields

International press in Gaza has hardly reported on how Hamas operates in this round of fighting and photos or video of Hamas fighters from recent weeks are rare, the reason for which became apparent this week as several journalists reported being threatened and even expelled from Gaza for reporting the terrorist organization uses civilian sites to attack Israel.
 
Reporters from Italy and the US corroborated the IDF's explanation for explosions near Shifa Hospital and by a playground in Shati on Tuesday, that it was a result of rockets misfired by Gazan terrorists.
 
However, one altered his report and another waited to leave Gaza because he feared retribution from Hamas.
 
Italian journalist Gabriele Barbati tweeted a photo on Tuesday as he went through the Erez crossing into Israel.
 
Barbati then he tweeted the following in Italian and English: "Out of Gaza far from Hamas retaliation: Misfired rocket killed children in Shati. Witness: militants rushed and cleared debris."

He followed that tweet with another: "@IDFSpokesperson said truth in communique released yesterday about Shati camp massacre. It was not Israel behind it."
 
http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/Journalists-threatened-by-Hamas-for-reporting-use-of-human-shields-369619

conservaphobe (639 posts)    Thu Jul 31, 2014, 02:08 PM

1. Hamas is an infestation.

Israel is responding in the only way possible.

They should definitely work harder to mitigate civilian deaths, but the existence of Hamas will always threaten stability.

TriplD (135 posts)    Thu Jul 31, 2014, 02:14 PM

2. Infestation???

You realize you have sunk to the level of those who lost WWII who considered their victims vermin.
 
De-humanizing them help make supporting genocide possible.

IronGate (1,231 posts)   Thu Jul 31, 2014, 02:19 PM

3. Genocide?

Methinks you don't know the meaning of the word.

upaloopa (4,136 posts)   Thu Jul 31, 2014, 02:19 PM

4. None of us knows the truth here

Don't take sides in killing. Work for peace

Fozzledick (2,747 posts)    Thu Jul 31, 2014, 02:21 PM

7. The important point is that the news coming out of Gaza is heavily censored

because any reporter who accurately reports what Hamas is actually doing risks not getting out alive.

Karmadillo (8,493 posts)   Thu Jul 31, 2014, 02:20 PM

5. Maybe he was afraid the IDF would shoot him if he didn't tweet

approved messages.

http://www.cpj.org/blog/2013/02/in-response-israel-fails-to-support-targeting-gaza.php
 
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...In 2001, the Board of the Foreign Press Association condemned an IDF report on the shootings of several journalists in 2000, noting that the investigation took 14 months, and with a single exception turned up no guilty parties. In 2008, we urged Israel to release results of its army investigation into the killing of a Reuters cameraman; in 2009, we condemned the IDF for firing a missile directly at a Gaza City building housing multiple news organizations. In 2010, CPJ protested IDF attacks on several journalists in the West Bank and demanded an investigation, but no explanation has been given.
 
more...

Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure, sure.

[JohnnyReb]

In Islam, the truth will get you killed.....work for peace pieces.

[ChuckJ]

upaloopa (4,136 posts)   Thu Jul 31, 2014, 02:19 PM

4. None of us knows the truth here

Don't take sides in killing. Work for peace

The great thing about history is that if we choose to do so we can learn from it. Without very much study you can learn that sometimes there are people who only understand killing and that working for peace will only be successful if both sides of the issue are willing to sincerely work for peace.

If you so desire, World War 2 is a wonderful place to begin your study of history. Just to touch on the high points, it had some guys (aka the bad guys) who wanted to control the world and wipe out the Jews, and someone (Neville Chamberlain) thought that peace could be achieved by negotiating with the bad guys. Guess how that worked out.