Comment on In the Hamas/Israel war, why does Palestine have "hostages" but Israel has "prisoners"?

• Kleinbonum@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The hostage deal was negotiated by Qatar, the Hamas leadership is living in luxury in Qatar, Qatar is seeking to gain more influence in the future of Gaza.

  Is this really the right moment to blindly trust the Qatar state owned news source with its reporting about a Qatar negotiated deal related to a conflict that Qatar has a vested interest in?

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  • NewDark@lemmings.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The hostage deal was negotiated by Qatar, the Hamas leadership is living in luxury in Qatar

    You’re spelling out how they’re acting like a neutral party here.

    Qatar is seeking to gain more influence in the future of Gaza.

    It’s a destitute open air prison. Come on now.

    Is this really the right moment to blindly trust the Qatar state owned news source with its reporting about a Qatar negotiated deal related to a conflict that Qatar has a vested interest in?

    I don’t blindly trust their reporting. It was one search result. Most of the details on Israeli actions and policy come straight from Israeli sources like B’Tselem.

    Is it not true? You could tell me that with something backing it instead of complaining about a reputable source.

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    • Kleinbonum@feddit.de ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You’re spelling out how they’re acting like a neutral party here.

      Qatar is knowingly and willingly hosting the leadership of a terrorist organization that mass murders innocent civilians - both Israelis and Palestinians. Hamas leaders live in luxury in Qatar, they have billions of dollars stashed away.

      That makes Qatar about as “neutral” about Hamas as the Taliban were “neutral” about all Qaeda.

      It’s a destitute open air prison. Come on now.

      You act like I’m debating that, or like I’m taking sides.

      I’m not.

      I’m just pointing out that a totalitarian regime - a regime that tolerates no dissent, that enforces strict religious laws, that suppresses women, that has the death penalty for homosexuality, that openly uses slave labor - isn’t some kind of neutral party if it has a vested interest in Gaza and has been openly supporting Hamas for decades.

      I don’t blindly trust their reporting.

      That’s all I’m asking for.

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• eatham@aussie.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Well qatar govt funds hamas, so id say it falls within their interests.

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  • NewDark@lemmings.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They act as a mediator for Israel to fund Hamas.

    Not saying they’ve never given any of their own money to the governing body of a destitute open air prison, but that wouldn’t be unique to them.

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• SCB@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Qatar is balls-deep in this conflict, my dude.

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