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In reply to the discussion: Israel's "Deliberate Propaganda Campaign"" Holy Crap! From Democracy Now! This no conspiracy theory or some goofy [View all]AloeVera
(4,014 posts)74. There is a plausible explanation for the quick firing by UN.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7107785
Canada did the same. I imagine other countries too.
So UNRWA and the UN show good faith and act quickly in hopes of staving off catastrophe. That quick action is seen as proof of guilt by donor countries with the result that catastrophe follows.
A tragi-comedy of errors, with possibly tragic consequences. Everyone looks bad and the Palestinians keep starving.
UNRWA spokesperson Juliette Touma said the agency acted to fire the staff immediately because of the seriousness and timing of the allegations not because it had credible evidence against them.
"The commissioner-general of UNRWA did this in the best interests of the agency, due to the huge risks both to the reputation of the agency and also the largest humanitarian operation in response to the Gaza war," she told Channel Four News.
She said the firings were intended to reassure donor nations and forestall drastic actions.
The U.S. responded to the allegations by cutting funding immediately, although U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged that it was relying on Israel's word alone.
"The commissioner-general of UNRWA did this in the best interests of the agency, due to the huge risks both to the reputation of the agency and also the largest humanitarian operation in response to the Gaza war," she told Channel Four News.
She said the firings were intended to reassure donor nations and forestall drastic actions.
The U.S. responded to the allegations by cutting funding immediately, although U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken acknowledged that it was relying on Israel's word alone.
Canada did the same. I imagine other countries too.
Canadian officials told CBC News that Canada's own decision to defund was a reaction to UNRWA's decision to dismiss the staffers, which created the impression that the agency saw Israel's allegation as credible.
So UNRWA and the UN show good faith and act quickly in hopes of staving off catastrophe. That quick action is seen as proof of guilt by donor countries with the result that catastrophe follows.
A tragi-comedy of errors, with possibly tragic consequences. Everyone looks bad and the Palestinians keep starving.
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Israel's "Deliberate Propaganda Campaign"" Holy Crap! From Democracy Now! This no conspiracy theory or some goofy [View all]
TeamProg
Feb 2024
OP
Tune in next week when Jeremy exposes the Holocaust as "Zionist propaganda!"
BannonsLiver
Feb 2024
#8
Jeremy Scahill, of Glenn Greenwald's intercept fame, along with Democracy Now, pushing
JohnSJ
Feb 2024
#9
Don't be afraid. The lack of evidence of Israel's claims are detailed. The truth WILL come out and the irony will be
TeamProg
Feb 2024
#19
Easy there, the truth will come out. No doubt, that is what you are really eager
TeamProg
Feb 2024
#47
Stein urged voters to "absolutely not" vote for Hillary even in swing states, even if it meant a Trump win.
betsuni
Feb 2024
#62
Why did the UN fire those employees? why did those neteworks fire those embedded reporters?
JohnSJ
Feb 2024
#15
Really? That is not funny in the slightest. Holocaust and sarcasm used in the same context. Did you watch the video?
TeamProg
Feb 2024
#10
Not even what I said. You did not watch the video, that 10/7 didn't happen was not in doubt. What is in doubt is that
TeamProg
Feb 2024
#22
Okay, sorry I must have misunderstood your post and agree it's worth digging into.
BannonsLiver
Feb 2024
#25
The truth will come out, be patient. Netanyahu simply took a page out of the BushCo playbook: "WMDs, yellow cake, poison
TeamProg
Feb 2024
#17
Don't ignore all of the news coming out of Israel. Netanyahu, his party - to their own admission, and the IDF are busy
TeamProg
Feb 2024
#34
You are taking the words of extremists and pretending it is the active policy of the government. Pretty weird.
tritsofme
Feb 2024
#35
Yes, they are extremists. Their opinions are not the policy of the government.
tritsofme
Feb 2024
#39
So, in your mind the 10/7 attack be Hamas was completely unprovoked, is that it? The story is far bigger than it seems
TeamProg
Feb 2024
#61
No, the person I responded to was trying to represent the opinion of some extremists as the policy of the
tritsofme
Feb 2024
#68
journalists from Sky News reviewed the so-called dossier and reported, "The Israeli intelligence documents make several
Celerity
Feb 2024
#21
No one is saying 10/7 did not happen. You are putting words in my mouth, sir. Not cool. nt
TeamProg
Feb 2024
#31
No, DN has been falsely attacking Democrats since the Obama administration and this is a forum
betsuni
Feb 2024
#64
There is no doubt that Hamas attacked and murdered innocent people period and
Demsrule86
Feb 2024
#29
So, how did those innocents due? Not at the hands of Hamas, right? Perhaps it was the
TeamProg
Feb 2024
#53
In other words, 'out of sight, out of mind.' I understand your concern that it strikes a nerve. nt
TeamProg
Feb 2024
#82
Not at all. I listen to DN frequently, although I don't always agree with their reporting.
maxsolomon
Feb 2024
#83