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Tlaib refuses to apologize for blaming Israel for Gaza hospital blast, attacks Biden (abcnews.go.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib refused to apologize Wednesday for saying on Tuesday that Israel is to blame for the hospital explosion that day in Gaza, an accusation that sparked political backlash against her from Republicans as Israel denies fault.

Tlaib joined thousands of protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza during a solidarity rally hosted by the left-leaning group Jewish Voice for Peace at the National Mall. She was visibly emotional, at times pausing her speech to openly weep and criticizing lawmakers who have not backed a ceasefire resolution.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So what is the unbiased source that investigated this faster than the US Intelligence community that was not directly involved in the current conflict?

Yes, there are blemishes on the US Intelligence's history. But a US Politician should have a little more deference you the US Intelligence Community.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/18/gaza-hospital-explosion-missile-palestine/

OSINT analysis. Independent analysts using public data very quickly determined that Israel was not to blame.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't matter if the US Intelligence community is faster, they're still not trustworthy. Within the government, hopefully intelligence is just a confidential useful tool to inform government officials, but press releases are political actions.

And frankly, US politicians (outside of the president) shouldn't be overly trusting of the intelligence community. They're heavily influenced by the executive's wants and were (under pressure) a key player in justifying the war in Iraq. That's not a small blemish, and I'm not aware of any changes that would make that impossible in the aftermath.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Okay, but there's no evidence here either. Just geolocation of the video which doesn't even suggest who is responsible. And some vague comments about the explosion not matching any Israeli weapon. Which is dubious to say the least, especially as the people involved specifically say they don't actually know what happened.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

No, that's stupid and you haven't been reading the conversation thread.