World News @lemmy.ml Dreamer @lemmy.ml 8mo ago

Israel arrests almost as many Palestinians as it has released during truce

www.aljazeera.com Israel arrests almost as many Palestinians as it has released during truce

Over the first four days of Israel-Hamas prisoner exchange, Israel arrests 133 Palestinians while releasing 150.

World News @lemmy.world Silverseren @kbin.social 8mo ago

www.aljazeera.com /news/2023/11/28/arrests

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Nothing like taking more hostages to torture in your terror prisons while preaching about Western values.
- while preaching about Western values.
  
  No, that tracks
aljazeera.com - Bias and Credibility

Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER
Factual Reporting: MIXED
Country: Qatar
MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: LIMITED FREEDOM
Media Type: TV Station
Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
MBFC Credibility Rating: MEDIUM CREDIBILITY

Source: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/al-jazeera/
- Ah yes, there is nothing more credible than mediabiasfactcheck.com, the be-all end-all judge of what is and isn't trustworthy.
  
  Times of Israel - Bias and Credibility
  
  Bias Rating: LEFT-CENTER
  
  Factual Reporting: HIGH
  
  Country: Israel
  
  MBFC’s Country Freedom Rank: MODERATE FREEDOM
  
  Media Type: Website
  
  Traffic/Popularity: High Traffic
  
  MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
  
  You're kidding, right?
  
  I am not kidding. Answering to your comment a bit lower as well:
  
  There is no need to explain the methodology as it is very well explained on their website https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/methodology/
  
  Everyone is throwing propaganda at each other in these times, there is a lot of false information floating around. This website tries to structure the chaos a bit. It won't be always right and can't deliver truth, but it does a very important job - assessing the credibility of media sources.
  
  You might not be satisfied with their assessment, and that's okay. A look into your profile let it seem you might be subject to your own bias too. Maybe you could consider consuming some news sources additionally to Al Jazeera, just to get a more complete picture of reality - and no, it doesn't have to be the times of israel.
- In this case I think they're not wrong. Israel does fucked up things wrt arrests and Palestinians.
  
  Exhibit A: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/ahed-tamimi-latest-palestinian-girl-14-years-prison-kicking-spitting-israeli-soldiers-protest-family-a8149411.html
  
  I did not want to say they are wrong, just give an objective estimate about bias and origin of Al Jazeera.
- feddit de having a normal one.
- Media Bias Fact Check is less reputable than pretty much every site they report on.
  
  They have no credentials to establish their credibility. Seriously, try to find any anything about the people running the site.
  
  Have you? Seems to be founded by a guy called Dave Van Zandt. There is a pretty extensive wikipedia article about the site. It does not seem to be the mighty tool for everything, but there are even scientific studies using that tool.
  
  I mean seriously, why are you doing this?
- imagine posting media bias links completely unironically 😂
Does taking prisoners of war really count as arresting them?
- If you want to be pedantic: Hamas is not a state actor and its fighters usually don't wear uniforms. They are thus not considered combattants, which in turn means they can't be prisoners of war.
  
  also, saying "we can't be sure who is and isn't hamas" is an ongoing way of further brutalizing Palestinian civilians.
  
  Hamas is the defacto governing agency for the Gaza Strip and should be considered a state actor if the Palestinian government isn't taking action against them.
One of these things is not like the other. Can you find the difference?

Or, more inflammatory stories to enrage readers and get clicks.

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