AP Discovers Journalists Are Targets, Ignores Who's Pulling Trigger
The AP describes horrifying scenes: a journalist broadcasting live as a second strike kills colleagues at Nasser Hospital, adding to nearly 200 news workers killed by Israeli forces. They title it 'Journalists work in dire conditions to tell Gaza’s story, knowing that could make them targets.' The dire conditions aren't just 'war'; it's specific, intentional targeting. As far back as 2008, the
Israeli Supreme Court ruled that journalists are not legitimate targets . Yet, the pattern persists, with the Committee to Protect Journalists documenting the overwhelming majority of journalist deaths in Gaza since October 7, 2023, as having been perpetrated by the Israeli military. This isn't just 'dire conditions'; it's a deliberate suppression of information. One might wonder if the AP, while
deploring the targeting, also wonders *who* is doing the targeting? And perhaps, *why*? (No, not Hamas. The article itself states 'killed by Israeli forces.') It appears the truth is too 'dire' for some headlines.