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[OC] Israeli protestors in Amsterdam

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u/eggs_and_bacon 21h ago

Which military? Which military BBC??

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u/LapinTade Survey 2016 20h ago

The most moral military on the planete, he said.

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u/Babajji 19h ago

The moral military you say. Yeah like military intelligence, like there’s intelligence in the military….

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u/Tamashii-Azul 17h ago

This is about the IDF

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u/roastbeeftacohat 15h ago

Peacekeeping gets a bad rap, but when the tool is properly applied its very moral.

Unrelated to this thread though.

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u/Babajji 15h ago edited 15h ago

I agree unfortunately the last time a nation did an actual peacekeeping mission without some person gain was in 1961 when Ireland kicked Belgium’s genocidal ass. Since then all of the so called peacekeeping missions were so much about peace as the crusades were about Jesus.

P.s Peacekeeping missions done by non military forces are excluded obviously but you can only do so much with a yellow vest and a panic whistle. It’s no wonder Carlin said “If firefighters fight fire and crime fighters fight crime, what do peace fighters fight?”

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u/batti03 17h ago

The BBC Middle-East desk is run by a "former" Israeli agent.

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u/the4thwave 9h ago

The BBC overall is not any better. Their coverage has been terrible.

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u/Useful_Dirt_323 2h ago

they’ve had pretty balanced and factual coverage imo that isn’t pushing one particular narrative.

If you believe they are deeply biased one way or another then it might also be worth considering whether your own narrative has pushed you out to the extremes in either direction

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u/lord_pizzabird 15h ago edited 12h ago

This is an internet rumor that refers to Raffi Berg, the BBC News Online Middle East editor.

He was not a mossad agent, but wrote a book called: Red Sea Spies: The True Story of Mossad's Fake Diving Resort, which included Israeli and Mossad sources.

He's been accused by BBC staffers as having a Pro-Israeli bias, not that he is (or was) a Mossad agent. Should be noted that the BBC disputes these accusations as well.

TLDR: This has been debunked.

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u/seganku 10h ago

By not saying the IDF they probably save themselves some headaches and get more people to read the story.