Discussion for the Israel-Hamas War: A thread in the Pit

…here’s another element of Babale’s schtick. Accusations of antisemitism.

We are really getting a “greatest hits” out of you here in this thread, aren’t we?

That doesn’t work any more.

Al-Sharif wasn’t a “TikTok” person; they worked for a reputable news agency (your opinion of them notwithstanding). Which of the “TikTok journalists” were conducting Hamas activities?

This is what Banquet Buddy (short for Buddy Buddy With Terrorists) and the CPJ do:

You know, ad hominem attacks don’t bolster your credibility.

Then maybe you should educate yourself to the slightest degree before spouting off about bullshit you don’t understand.

During this Gaza War, how many civilians did the Rapid Support Forces butcher? I’m sure you have no idea.

I called him a mean name; he cited an organization that claims known terrorists are journalists. You go ahead and figure out credibility however you like.

…I think “At this point, in this thread, it’s an assertion.” deserved the snark sorry. Puzzlegal’s wiki had a list of names, agencies and direct citations. The targeted killings of journalists is extremely well documented. Its is beyond just an “assertion.”

The Israeli government lawyers lied. You’re repeating their propaganda. Wikipedia isn’t repeating it, they’re reporting it. There’s a difference.

Israeli prosecutors didn’t even try to prosecute. They didn’t try to seat a jury. And the idea that, with the video evidence, and the Israeli doctor’s report of injury consistent with rape, they lacked evidence, is not remotely credible. If you accept it then you’re beyond gullible.

Face it - you’re a rape apologist. Just like the Israeli government. Rape is okay with you, if the victim is Palestinian.

…who exactly are you citing?

The fact that the people you and the PCJ call “journalists” and defend are actually terrorists is extremely well documented.

Probably a Jew, I know that’s a serious problem for you.

More on killing journalists:

And your cite for that is…?

Of course they didn’t. Israel doesn’t do trial by jury. But of course you knew that, being such an expert on how Israeli law works and all. :roll_eyes:

Well, who even needs a trial when you can just decide that they must be guilty?

You were the one who first mentioned a jury:

https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-over-the-top-anti-trump-hysteria/1021735/1878?u=iiandyiiii

Why did you mention jury knowing that it had nothing to do with why Israel was refusing to prosecute this gang rape?

I believe you’re meant to assume that the (((Zionists))) are bloodthirsty murderous raping monsters by nature until proven otherwise, and when proven otherwise you of course dismiss said proof as (((Zionist))) propaganda.

Which is proof of how evil they are!!!111eleven11!1!1!!

So you could demonstrate your ignorance of how the Israeli judicial system works by failing to correct me. Good show.

Here’s a specific journalist assassinated by the IDF based on vague, unverified evidence, after years of IDF threats against him:

They claim, without evidence, he was a Hamas commander at the same time he was a broadcast journalist for Al Jazeera :

The IDF alleged that Al-Sharif served as the leader of a rocket launching squad and was a member of a Nukhba force company in Hamas’s East Jabalia Battalion. Al Jazeera dismissed the reports as “fabricated accusations”.[16] The Guardian describes the report as “an unconvincing dossier of unverified evidence” and said the IDF has not explained how al-Sharif was able to be both a military commander and regular broadcaster simultaneously.[8] According to BBC News, Al-Sharif had worked with a Hamas media group prior to the October 7 attacks, but can be heard criticizing Hamas in some of his social media videos before his death.

This is one of dozens/hundreds of similar stories. The IDF routinely threatens Palestinian journalists who report negatively on Israel, then kills them, and uses the barest patina of unverified information to justify these assassinations.

Aha! Just like you fell into my trap, repeating your initial mention of jury.

Nice try, rape apologist. Years from now, you’ll look back and be ashamed of how you rationalized, justified, and excused gang rape and other atrocities. At least, if you develop some decency.

Anas Al-Sharif was, according to Hamas, the leader of a Hamas cell. But I suppose they didn’t mean that he was literally the head of a terrorist cell, they just mean it poetically, the way the IRGC means it when they say “Death to America”.

I go by evidence - the video, and the doctor’s report, of the gang rape. I understand that’s not your thing - just another rape apologist.

Raping Palestinians is okay with you. They probably were asking for it, right?

So, Hamas is putting the 10/7 rapists on trial when?

Oh, that’s right. Israel are the only ones you expect to be held to any kind of moral standard. Hamas is free to celebrate and honor its rapists because something something apartheid.