Let us contrast and compare.
Last week, Human Rights Watch released a report on Israel’s supposed war crimes in the last Gaza war. Here is the AP headline.
Human Rights Watch: Israel violated laws of war by targeting media in recent Gaza operation
This week, Human Rights Watch released a report on Hamas’ war crimes in the last Gaza War. Here is the AP headline.
Group says Gaza Palestinians violated laws of war
Could the differences be any more obvious? Do I need to point them out?
But of course I do.
In the Israel headline, there is no weasel-worded “Group says” to cast doubt on whether or not laws were violated. It is out-and-out declared: “Human Rights Watch: Israel violated laws of war.” Plus, the headline then goes into great detail so you don’t even have to read the article. You know what it’s about.
Human Rights Watch: Israel violated laws of war by targeting media in recent Gaza operation
The article about Hamas? Not so much.
Group says Gaza Palestinians violated laws of war
Now, to the articles. While the weasel words are in the headlines alone, the major difference between the articles is that in the one regarding Israeli “war crimes”, you are giving the Palestinian casualty count. In the story about Hamas war crimes, you are giving the Israeli casualty count AND the Palestinian casualty count.
Gaza militants violated laws of war by launching hundreds of rockets at Israeli civilians during last month’s fighting, Human Rights Watch said in a release Monday.
The Israeli military said 1,500 rockets were fired at Israel during the eight-day offensive against Gaza militants, including the first rockets from the Gaza Strip to strike the Tel Aviv and Jerusalem areas.
The rocket attacks killed three Israeli civilians and wounded dozens. Israeli assaults killed 169 Palestinians.
Plus, the AP repeats the war crimes charges against Israel in the rest of the text.
Anti-Israel media bias? Yeah, we’ve got that.