Hey look - we couldn't find all the children that Hamas says Israel killed. They must have been vaporized! Al Jazeera or The Onion?
Israel used thermal and thermobaric weapons in Gaza?
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#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
You are trying to make it all about Jews, but they aren't any more special than any other people/religion on the planet. So let's use terms that could be applied to anyone. Anyway, this is beside the point, reporting on Israel's atrocities and its genocide in Gaza has been accurate for the most part, unlike the lies coming out of Israeli government or IDF.
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> but obviously you are an antisemite
I have Jewish blood in me, you moron. I was raised by a Jew.
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#23This story is utterly chilling, but its source is incredibly dubious.
Al Jazeera operates entirely at the pleasure of the Al Thani royal family—from whom it receives 90% of its revenue.
Qatar, likewise, provides Hamas with essential financial lifelines—billions in aid over the years, including regular cash transfers for salaries, fuel, and reconstruction in Gaza. Hamas's political leadership lives comfortably in Doha, which gives the Al Thani family a direct channel to influence decisions there. Without Qatar's support, Hamas would struggle to function as effectively, making Doha the group's most critical backer.
So, again, Al Jazeera is effectively a mouthpiece for Hamas or, rather, both are limbs of Qatar's ruling Al Thani family.
Many Arab regimes face publics where the Palestinian cause remains a sacred, unifying obsession, transcending borders and sects. Leaders amplify Gaza outrage via state media to rally citizens around the flag, distracting from internal woes like economic stagnation, youth unemployment, or repression.
The status quo—intermittent flares—lets everyone virtue-signal, fund proxies cheaply, and avoid accountability for real peace (which demands painful compromises like PA reform or Israeli concessions).
Meanwhile, captured Hamas documents reveal systematic coordination with Al Jazeera, including editorial guidelines, secure phone lines for real-time instructions, and directives to shape coverage. It's less a news outlet than a geopolitical lever, stoking emotions to maintain regional clout.
So while the core reality of airstrikes holds, it's distorted by propaganda into disproportionate horror.
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#24This story is utterly chilling, but its source is incredibly dubious. Al Jazeera operates entirely at the pleasure of the Al Thani royal family—from whom it receives 90% of its revenue. Qatar, likewise, provides Hamas with essential financial lifelines—billions in aid over the years, including regular cash transfers for salaries, fuel, and reconstruction in Gaza. Hamas's political leadership lives comfortably in Doha…
But why do you say it is distorted propaganda? How do you know that those bombs were not used in Gaza?
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#25Re: Israel used thermal and thermobaric weapons in Gaza?
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why do you say it is propaganda?
Because Al Jazeera is a project of the Al Thani royal family whose chief aim is to exacerbate the external conflict to maintain Qatar's internal political stability.
But the specific information in the article could still be true.
Re: Israel used thermal and thermobaric weapons in Gaza?
#27This story is utterly chilling, but its source is incredibly dubious. Al Jazeera operates entirely at the pleasure of the Al Thani royal family—from whom it receives 90% of its revenue. Qatar, likewise, provides Hamas with essential financial lifelines—billions in aid over the years, including regular cash transfers for salaries, fuel, and reconstruction in Gaza. Hamas's political leadership lives comfortably in Doha…
I feel like there’s some propaganda serving both sides. A bomb which prevents Muslim funeral rites can be psychological warfare from Israel and also a story over-emphasized from those invested in Hamas to take the focus away from something else.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
Because Al Jazeera is a project of the Al Thani royal family whose chief aim is to exacerbate the external conflict to maintain Qatar's internal political stability.
But the specific information in the article could still be true.
So could an infinite variety of motivated claims, but without a second source for it, I'd remain skeptical.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
But the specific information in the article could still be true.
So could an infinite variety of motivated claims, but without a second source for it, I'd remain skeptical.
Yes, you always need more sources, that's why I don't dismiss it as propaganda. It would not be the first time that a news org lies, and it would not be the first time that the IDF lies.
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#30Didn't the US use weapons in Japan that made Japanese evaporate too?