Israel Accuses Al Jazeera Journalist of Being Hamas Operative

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Israel Accuses Al Jazeera Journalist of Being Hamas Operative
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The Israeli Defense Forces on Sunday accused a prominent journalist– who in recent months has reported regularly for Al Jazeera from Gaza – of moonlighting as a senior Hamas commander.

The Israeli Defense Forces have published photos they say were discovered on a laptop in Gaza that show Al Jazeera journalist Mohamed Washah engaged in Hamas terrorist activities.

Neither Al Jazeera nor the Qatari government have responded to the Sun’s request for comment.

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Everyone is a Hamas operative. Journalists, babies... hell, I live in Indiana and I'm probably a Hamas operative.

Hamas war strategy is to disguise themselves as civilians, impartial personnel, doctors, etc. and blend in these civilian areas.

So statistically, yes, you can probably be a Hamas operative. In your case, I hope, is a low chance.

Yep. I'm one of those American Jews who secretly works for Hamas. How did you find out?

How sarcastic

Yeah, weird that I would have a sarcastic response to someone who said there's a chance I'm a member of Hamas. 🙄

Statistically, it's possible.

Again, statistically.

Statistically it's possible that you're a white nationalist.

And if you wouldn't have a sarcastic response when someone told you that, I'd find you quite suspicious.

So you're saying you know someone is Hamas because they don't seem like Hamas?

This feels like good ol' fashioned paranoia

I asked Hamas and they confirmed, nobody is a Hamas operative.

Do you think it may possibly be true that some people are Hamas operatives, but not every single person that Israel claims is a Hamas operative is actually a Hamas operative?

For sure, and Israel admits that, too. It's Hamas that lies about every single attack on its members.

Really? Every single attack? So Israel hasn't attacked any Hamas fighters? Wow, they really suck at this. No wonder they've killed over 10,000 children.

What? You misunderstood. No, Israel has killed thousands of Hamas members. According to Hamas though, the number of its dead soldiers is like three. I think they admitted one early airstrike, I think also on Rafah, killed a commander. So I assume there are probably a couple of others times they've admitted to their casualties. Every other time they say it was only civilians, no fighters killed. They are lying, and for that reason I find Israel has more credibility than the terrorists.

IDF is a terrorist organization.

Says you? Do any credible multilateral bodies of nations join you in that assessment?

Says pretty much anyone who doesn’t have their head up their ass supporting genocide.

If you support IDF you are trash.

And if you are looking for sources, check out Netanyahu on the god damn nightly news.

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The absence of credible multilateral bodies of nations to join them in that assessment is the same as the presence of credible multilateral bodies of nations to join them in that assessment.

There aren't credible multilateral bodies that classify the IDF as a terrorist organization.

The absence of such is evidence that they are not, otherwise, some body with authority on the matter would say so.

The lack of an authority saying so is the same as an authority saying so.

You've taught me that the lack of something is the same as the presence of something, remember?

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According to Hamas though, the number of its dead soldiers is like three.

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Every other time they say it was only civilians, no fighters killed.

Please show the source of this claim.

So, please prove a negative? No.

You can just read news articles that quote Hamas leaders anytime there is an airstrike and next time you see it maybe you'll spot it now that you know what to look for.

What negative? This was your claim:

According to Hamas though, the number of its dead soldiers is like three.

Please show the source for this claim.

"Just read news articles" is not a source.

The claim is "Hamas doesn't admit when its soldiers are killed because that would defeat their martyrdom and human shield strategy to gain western sympathy."

It's a negative.

That is a lie. I pasted your claim. I will paste it again:

According to Hamas though, the number of its dead soldiers is like three.

If you can't back up this claim, fine. I guess it also a lie.

No that's my inference based on the lack of evidence.

The claim and the evidence is that Hamas hardly ever admits to casualties.

The evidence that Hamas doesn't distinguish it's fighters is the lack of evidence of Hamas admitting to its fighters being killed. I can't prove a lack of something that doesn't exist.

No that’s my inference based on the lack of evidence.

You made absolutely no indication that it was an inference. It was just a statement, as if it were fact.

The claim and the evidence is that Hamas hardly ever admits to casualties.

You have provided no evidence.

The evidence is the lack of evidence

What the fuck does this even mean?

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