So why the difference for the Belgium incident?
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As far as I can tell, there's no difference. In the articles below, the BBC didn't refer to the gunman as a terrorist. The only time they used the term "terror attack" was when a quotation was used:
Brussels shooting: 'Europe shaken' after two Swedes shot dead
A football match between Belgium and Sweden is called off after two Swedes are killed.
www.bbc.com
Brussels shooting: Police shoot dead attacker who killed Swedes
Two died and one person was injured in the Monday attack coinciding with a Sweden football match.
www.bbc.co.uk
It would seem, to me, that the BBC hasn't broken this tradition.
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Thanks. It seems to have been a error, rather than a change of stance.
(Source: - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/20...r-attack-hypocrisy-shooting-brussels-belgium/ )
By "attributed to", I suspect that they were referring to a quote in the BBC article, by the Swedish Prime Minster:
If that's true, the BBC should have used speech marks in the headline, such as:
- Brussels shooting: Suspect at large after two Swedes killed in "terror attack".
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That’s definitely the long-established BBC style on reporting on these issues, yes. Every time this happens, elements of the commercial media will attack the BBC for doing what they’ve been doing for the best part of a century. I did watch some BBC News coverage and it’s definitely not revelling in the atrocities committed by Hamas by any means!
Berlin
Two assailants threw Molotov cocktails at a synagogue, fortunately they only hit pavement.
Link
Tunisia
A mob razed a synagogue, although Jews no longer live in the area (can't imagine why...) and so at least no one was hurt.
Link
Lebanon
A mob hurled Molotov cocktails at the US Embassy in Beirut, catching part of the complex on fire (how much damage is unclear, I assume not much or it'd be a bigger story?)
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NYC
A man punched a woman in the face on the subway and said it was because "you're a Jew."
A string of violence in the aftermath of the hospital lie. And even though there's been enough info out to disprove it, or at least cast significant doubt it was Israel, Rashida Tlaib is stilling clinging to it and citing it as an example of "genocide" and "killing a vast majority."
Reckless, false, and stupid. It's also incitement.
Two assailants threw Molotov cocktails at a synagogue, fortunately they only hit pavement.
Link
Tunisia
A mob razed a synagogue, although Jews no longer live in the area (can't imagine why...) and so at least no one was hurt.
Link
Lebanon
A mob hurled Molotov cocktails at the US Embassy in Beirut, catching part of the complex on fire (how much damage is unclear, I assume not much or it'd be a bigger story?)
Link
NYC
A man punched a woman in the face on the subway and said it was because "you're a Jew."
A string of violence in the aftermath of the hospital lie. And even though there's been enough info out to disprove it, or at least cast significant doubt it was Israel, Rashida Tlaib is stilling clinging to it and citing it as an example of "genocide" and "killing a vast majority."
Reckless, false, and stupid. It's also incitement.
The State Department must be full of anti-Semites.
www.huffpost.com
‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy
Morale is low, and some staffers are preparing to formally express their opposition to President Joe Biden's approach, officials told HuffPost.
Meanwhile, in the US...
Landlord charged with hate crimes after Muslim boy killed in Illinois
A mother and son in Illinois were allegedly targeted because of their faith and conflict in the Middle East.
www.bbc.com
Or they could simply be people who are concerned about the suffering of normal, innocent people in an area of the world, or against the current right-wing Israeli government and/or who have no anti-semitism involved in any way shape or form?The State Department must be full of anti-Semites.
‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy
Morale is low, and some staffers are preparing to formally express their opposition to President Joe Biden's approach, officials told HuffPost.
I think it's rather unhelpful to make such broad statements about someone being "anti-semitic" without any facts or citation to back them up, don't you?
Absolutely.
I'd be quite interested to read their "Dissent Cable." I am open to hearing ideas and believe people should be explicit in what they mean.The State Department must be full of anti-Semites.
‘Mutiny Brewing’ Inside State Department Over Israel-Palestine Policy
Morale is low, and some staffers are preparing to formally express their opposition to President Joe Biden's approach, officials told HuffPost.
Josh Paul is resigning now, after 11 years at State. He lasted through the entire lifespan of ISIS, the Syrian Civil War, Ukraine, Jerusalem embassy move, through a phone call with Taiwan, through openly leaking intel to Russia, to the Mar-a-Lago document scandal, through TRUMP PHYSICALLY WALKING INTO NORTH KOREA, and through the bungled, defeated withdrawal from Afghanistan. And he lasted through Joe Biden arming most of the world's autocracies and dictatorships.
Biden Is Selling Weapons to the Majority of the World’s Autocracies
Despite the White House’s rhetoric about supporting global democracy, the U.S. sold weapons in 2022 to 57 percent of the world’s authoritarian regimes.
theintercept.com
He lasted through all that but is resigning now, when Israel is getting back to its feet after enduring the second Babi Yar. I have questions.
I am very concerned by what might be about to happen in Gaza. A ground invasion would be terrible and might kill tens of thousands of people. It seems like an obvious disaster and trap. And also, what Hamas has done.... there's no coming back to the status quo ante, no return to what was. If the State Dept doesn't want a full military commitment - and nobody should - then they should be talking about their preferred ways for Hamas to disappear from Gaza. They should at least say something they'd TRY. Because all sides in this conflict have agency - it isn't that only Israel acts, its neighbors are acted-on, and Hamas deeds are as automatic and unchangeable as the moon pulling the tides.
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I'd like to think we can finally scrape Bibi off our shoe, but I won't hold my breath.
www.huffpost.com
The Israeli-Hamas War Could Be Benjamin Netanyahu’s Downfall
Israel's longest-serving leader has managed to weather several crises during his time in politics. But this time is different, experts say.
X criticised for enabling spread of Israel-Hamas disinformation
Elon Musk endorsed users who have posted ‘wrong and unverifiable things’ while paid-for accounts spread fake news
www.theguardian.com
Not to mention this...
For years, Netanyahu propped up Hamas. Now it’s blown up in our faces
The premier's policy of treating the terror group as a partner, at the expense of Abbas and Palestinian statehood, has resulted in wounds that will take Israel years to heal from
www.timesofisrael.com
I just reminded myself that Netanyahu has been around for so long, that he first became prime minister at almost the same time the pilot of Beast Wars was airing in the States.
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