A TV film you haven't seen (Israel's extermination of Palestinian healthcare)

[Highway Man]

I don't believe you.

I can't help that, but it is the truth. Journalists often get in the way in wars as they put themselves in positions of danger in order to get a story. They accept the risks.

 

[Highway Man]

• IDF Response: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have repeatedly denied deliberately targeting journalists. However, an Israeli military spokesperson confirmed that Israel does not differentiate between media workers and militants working for Hamas, which has raised concerns among legal experts.

 

[Highway Man]

The Israeli military have viewed journalists Hamas or its affiliates media as legitimate targets, this is quite common, it isn't the fact that they are simply journalists, they are mainly Palestinian Journalists.

 

[JohnD]

I wasn't aware of such a thing, I was aware of a few journalists had been killed, but that happens.

Where have you looked?

List of journalists killed in the Gaza war - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[JohnD]

The Israeli military have viewed journalists Hamas or its affiliates media as legitimate targets,

You seem to be changing your story from feigned ignorance to justification and acceptance.

 

[Highway Man]

You seem to be changing your story from feigned ignorance to justification and acceptance.

No not at all, from what I have just read about it is as I say, they are mainly Palestinian journalists, the IDF consider them as legitimate targets. I am reading further

 

[JohnD]

No not at all, from what I have just read about it is as I say, they are mainly Palestinian journalists, the IDF consider them as legitimate targets. I am reading further

And where did you look to find those excuses?

 

[JohnD]

... Palestinian journalists, the IDF consider them as legitimate targets....

So you no longer deny that Israel has a policy of assassinating journalists.

 

[JohnD]

... Journalists often get in the way in wars as they put themselves in positions of danger in order to get a story. They accept the risks.

I recognise a lie previously used by Mark Regev in propaganda speeches.

When an Israeli gun team fires a shell into the bedroom of a journalist, at night, in his family home, tell me how you think he "got in the way."

 

[Highway Man]

So you no longer deny that Israel has a policy of assassinating journalists.

No, but with a different slant on the subject. They were not targeting any journalists but they look like they were targeting Palestinian Journalists. Not too sure what the legal implications of that as it isn't really something that is the norm.

 

[fillyboy]

Gaza is not a big place but it's fair to say they probably have a higher number of journalists per capita than any other country in the world, I'll do some research on that.
Terrorists can be quite canny, they'll wear 'white coats' whilst running ops from a hospital, outside the hospital, they'll wear the flak jacket with the word PRESS emblazoned on it.
Some people are stupid enough to fall for this tactic, the IDF aren't. they've seen it enough in the past.

 

[JohnD]

Gaza is not a big place but it's fair to say they probably have a higher number of journalists per capita than any other country in the world,

They've got hundreds less since Israel assassinated them.

 

[Highway Man]

I recognise a lie previously used by Mark Regev in propaganda speeches.

When an Israeli gun team fires a shell into the bedroom of a journalist, at night, in his family home, tell me how you think he "got in the way."

No excuses other than that he was a legitimate target in their eyes. I suspect they must have had some sort of intel that he was linked with hamas. That is my suspiscion but I could be wrong.

 

[JohnD]

They were not targeting any journalists

Rubbish.

 

[JohnD]

I suspect they must have had some sort of intel

That's an excuse.

Backed up by nothing.

Your first excuse didn't work.

How many more will you try?