• /home/pineapplelover@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    So far a lot of the news coverage on here about the israel-palestine conflict is from aljazeera. Why is that?

    • gmtom@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I would imagine because in the west there is a ton of pressure to side with Israel no matter what, to the point people are losing their jobs for showing any support for Palestine or being critical of Israels actions.

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        1 year ago

        Thanks for the information. I know this conflict has been one of the most controversial and politically confusing wars ever. I guess it’s hard for people at large news sites to write about it.

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      1 year ago

      And I’ve noticed their before and after photos show a before of the suburbs and any after photos showing the city. Cheap tricks. Not that I doubt the main message, but it cheapens the integrity.

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        1 year ago

        In the article linked here. There is one before after and it’s a slider. It’s the same area. The photos taken from maybe one or two degrees of a different angle so things don’t line up perfectly but they line up 99%.

        If you’re going to criticize them, criticize them for what they’ve done, or at least link to their disingenuous photos. It’s not in this article

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          11 months ago

          Ah — that slider is a new experience for me, and it wasn’t clear that vertical bar isn’t a photo border. That thing should be marked as interactive. Kudos for the clarification.

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      1 year ago

      Because Lemmy is just as hell-bent on making Israel look like the only bad guy in that conflict as Aljazeera is.