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Israel/Palestine

Little Tich

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1. Interestingly, the Beeb has a noticeable anti-Israel bias, but I don't find it strong enough to

Reply to shira (Original post)

Wed Aug 24, 2016, 07:49 AM

Aug 2016

distort their reporting.

It's quite possible that the widespread destruction the IDF is causing in Gaza is considered more newsworthy than rockets that cause no damage. There is simply no equivalence between the armed groups in Gaza and the IDF.

As for the water tower, Isreallycool is not even remotely a trustworthy source. I suppose we'll know the truth soon enough anyway.

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