Israeli Doctor Blows Whistle on War Crimes
Israeli Doctor Blows Whistle on War Crimes
An anonymous physician, in a letter viewed by Haaretz, has warned Israeli officials about what's going on at a field hospital inside a notorious detention center. By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams A doctor at an Israeli field hospital inside a notorious detention center where hundreds of Pa
And tomorrow he’ll be found dead in his car with “self-inflicted” wounds.
But seriously…whistleblowers are our modern day sentinels. I have the utmost respect for people willing to expose the truth at significant risk and danger to themselves. I hope I would have the integrity to stand up for what’s right if put into such a position.
In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
George Orwell
So israel kidnaps Palestinians and tortures them so hard they cut their arms and legs off.
Truly the most moralest of armies.
There are so many whistles blowing at any time, but largely ignored by leaders. If this doctor can be heard, then all the better. Either way, let's force our elected officials to do something.
While I have no doubt that there are war crimes happening, has anyone heard of this outfit?
No, but most of what they are quoting is from a major Israeli newspaper. This was out several days ago, but didn’t get picked up here in the states.
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Just some additional context.
No, but here's an archive of the account of it in Haaretz, you should probably read that one.
No. Their MBFC page is an interesting read:
It is considered the first alternative investigative journalism internet news source. Consortium News covers stories deeply and has been responsible for uncovering scandals and important information that was not found/covered by the mainstream media.
They also get a bit philosophical about the nature of truth, which I don't think I've ever seen before.
Haaretz actually reported this first (there's an archive link in the article) and they're high credibility.
Does that matter? Would you value it more if it came from a organisation you had heard of like Fox?
There are millions of news organisations and independent journalists out there reporting on stories. Luckily the supply of news and information is not solely in the hands of ~20 large publications.
Instead of attacking the size or popularity of a news site, look at the content. I’ve quickly browsed the front page and this looks legit as any other small time source. Nothing seems to be fake news. It’s certainly left leaning, but it’s not like you’ll ever find a large left leaning newspaper so any left source is going to be a smaller operation.
It does matter. Anyone is susceptible to propaganda, and one of the classic ways to promote propaganda is to create a source that seems credible but which is presenting biased information, either in what they conver or how they cover it. Given the information war being waged with real lives at stake, it is not inappropriate to ask other people what they know about an unfamiliar site.
And they may look legitimate to you, but someone else might notice something you've overlooked, or they may know something about the source. Kudos to OP for asking the question and trying to be a more discriminatory consumer of news instead of just accepting whatever comes across their path as truth.
Obviously a Hamas operative.