Zionists Quietly Back New Gaza Militias Fighting Hamas (www.wsj.com)
from technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to world@lemmy.world on 25 Jan 17:22
https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/62382462

“Israel’s support for these pop-up militias is extensive. It provides air support from drones, and shares intelligence, weapons, cigarettes and food, according to Israeli officials and military reservists. Some militia members have been airlifted to Israeli hospitals after sustaining injuries, the officials said.”

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Vittelius@feddit.org on 26 Jan 13:44 collapse

That’s not the headline of the article.

Stamau123@lemmy.world on 26 Jan 15:50 collapse

Yes it is?

Vittelius@feddit.org on 26 Jan 17:31 collapse

No it’s not. The title of the article is “Israel Quietly Backs New Gaza Militias Fighting Hamas” (emphasis by me). You might say that that’s a distinction without difference, but I think it matters on multiple counts:

  1. The term “Zionist” refers to people holding a certain set of beliefs. The group therefore contains more members than the government. Which Zionists are backing the group? The original headline answered the question, the new one does not.
  2. Using the term “Zionist” instead of “Israel” implies a motivation for the actions of the government not present in the original title. The new headline misrepresents the reporting it links to. We are talking about the Wall Street Journal here. Do you really think the would argue that the Israeli government funds Arab militias because of Zionism?
Stamau123@lemmy.world on 26 Jan 18:04 collapse

Oh you’re right, I legit didn’t see the difference lol