Tip of my tongue - eviltoast
  • Kusimulkku@lemm.ee
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    9 months ago

    They’re writing like this because they don’t want to commit to any interpretation of the events yet. And for a news site, I think it’s okay. I think of it like calling a perpetrator a “suspect” until proven guilty. Though not with a stringent of requirements for “conviction”.

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 months ago

      If only the IDF didn’t literally say they did it and claimed it was “self defense” and a starving crowd desperate for food…