That would be a correct reading if it wasn’t for the small (tiny, miniscule, tinsy winsy) detail that when it comes to what the IDF or the Israeli government allege this very newspaper actually uses words like “stated” instead of “alleged”.
(Similarly to how they write for Israeli soldiers that they “are killed” whilst for Palestinians the form used is the passive one: they “die”)
It’s the double standard that makes it propaganda rather than journalism - Journalists would go to great lengths to treat both sides exactly the same.
Yeah the BBC has been credibly accused of this and surely other MSM sources. In this exact case, the detained are quite actually alleging mistreatment, which has been corroborated by others there, but not proven. The IDF thugs are responding to the allegations with a statement, they don’t allege back. I dunno, of all the examples of double standards, this one seems most innocuous, but i do take your point.
That would be a correct reading if it wasn’t for the small (tiny, miniscule, tinsy winsy) detail that when it comes to what the IDF or the Israeli government allege this very newspaper actually uses words like “stated” instead of “alleged”.
(Similarly to how they write for Israeli soldiers that they “are killed” whilst for Palestinians the form used is the passive one: they “die”)
It’s the double standard that makes it propaganda rather than journalism - Journalists would go to great lengths to treat both sides exactly the same.
Yeah the BBC has been credibly accused of this and surely other MSM sources. In this exact case, the detained are quite actually alleging mistreatment, which has been corroborated by others there, but not proven. The IDF thugs are responding to the allegations with a statement, they don’t allege back. I dunno, of all the examples of double standards, this one seems most innocuous, but i do take your point.