• @geissi
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    828 days ago

    Why is ‘threatened’ in quotation marks?

    • @bigFab@lemmy.world
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      527 days ago

      Because it refers negatively to a western ally. That’s why Israel is commiting ‘genocide’, but thank god is not genocide.

    • @NIB@lemmy.world
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      27 days ago

      Because they dont have first hand statements, they are just using different israeli sources that independently verified it. Hence the quotes and the “allegedly”.

      Contacted by the Guardian, a spokesperson for Israel’s prime minister’s office said: “The questions forwarded to us are replete with many false and unfounded allegations meant to hurt the state of Israel.” Cohen did not respond to a request for comment. Bensouda declined to comment.