Dear WaPo, No army is perfect, but where's the context? Say the quiet part out loud: these are TERRORISTS from orgs like AA Martyrs Brigade & PIJ - like ISIS. They get $ to kill Israeli civilians. More 9/11s. Where's reporting or cool 3D graphics on that? Get on this @CAMERAorg
Dear WaPo, No army is perfect, but where's the context? Say the quiet part out loud: these are TERRORISTS from orgs like AA Martyrs Brigade & PIJ - like ISIS. They get $ to kill Israeli civilians. More 9/11s. Where's reporting or cool 3D graphics on that? Get on this @CAMERAorg
@SAMUELJWEINBERG I DO NOT justify nor ignore the fact that Omar was killed. I don’t promote violence against ANY innocent civilian. The issue is that the Post’s report failed entirely to contextualize the cycles of violence that led to this and similar tragedies. 1/8
Here, the IDF was targeting affiliates of Hamas, PIJ, etc (terrorists organizations funded by Iran) - NOT civilians. They are actively engaged in producing explosives for terrorist missions in Israel - targeting innocent Israeli civilians - BOTH Jews & Arabs. 2/8
These groups are cold-blooded KILLERS. They could care less about civilians (Israeli or Palestinian). These are groups involved in the recent indiscriminate murder of the Dee sisters - 15 & 20 year olds. 3/8
If the Post intended to truly go deep into IDF’s “deadly tactics” they are OBLIGATED to contextualize the story—this is self-defense against terrorists seeking to eradicate Israel’s citizens. And for example….4/8
What happens when a mass shooter barricades himself in a school or mall & the SWAT team is called to apprehend or neutralize the killer? The SWAT team (like IDF) will try to avoid innocent civilian casualties, but sadly, this tragic reality oftentimes can’t be avoided. 5/8
The Post practically portrays IDF as having looked at Omar in the eyes & killed him in cold blood. Come on…let get REAL. The IDF goes through incredible lengths at avoiding innocent casualties—arguably with greater effort than any SWAT or other nation’s army. 6/8
But there’s no perfect means to self-defense. This is the FACTUAL context that Post misses entirely in correctly reporting Israel’s raids to defend its population. 7/8
Israel doesn’t celebrate death of innocent civilians. Palestinian militants do. MORE SO, Israel recognizes Palestinians killed by terror orgs as victims of terror. To quote Hen Mazzig, “As an Israeli, I never celebrate death of a Palestinian, even if it’s one who hates me…7/8