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Penny's avatar

Western media has been using Arab stringers for decades because it’s too dangerous for actual western reporters in most ME countries. (Except Israel, of course, unless they get murdered in a terrorist attack.)

Well known to be true, but usually ignored in ‘smaller’ attacks. CNN has been called out on this practice many times, as well as other so-called mainstream outlets.

Handy way to propagandize uninformed viewers and readers.

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Joy Lucette Garner's avatar

FALSE FLAG. Plain and simple.

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Fred Mrozek's avatar

Yes, and Israel missed all the indications, ignored all the warnings, paid no attention to the failure of two-hundred video cameras (or however many are deployed along thirty miles of fence, fifteen breaches, explosions. trucks, cars, noisy paragliders, and thousands of troops pouring in. Yet, on any normal day.... Israeli security begins to react when anything or anyone gets within a kilometer of the fence.

Add to that embedded journalists. As if Israel wasn’t using Pegasus on them or the groups they send their stories to...

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Evil Harry's avatar

The Israeli government knew beforehand, so convicting embedded "journalists" might be tricky.

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