Thanks - I'm not sure that quite works as proof 6 months later though.

Israel on mass graves over the next few weeks;

1. There are no mass graves

2. There are mass graves but the Gazans dug them

3. Ok, we dug them, but they are all terrorists buried

4. We did it, so what, remember October 7th? Don't be antisemitic.

We're at stage two on here currently - the IDF have already started to move to stage three.

Rinse and repeat for every single atrocity.

You accept Hamas propaganda without question don't you.

How should I know what happened. I do know that anything Hamas says should be taken with a sackful of salt and not treated as gospel.

Edited by georgenorman (25 Apr 2024 3.31pm)

As a secondary point, can you point to some examples during this conflict of claims made by Hamas or Palestinian authorities which turned out to be invented or untrue?

That is a healthy skepticism I share. I don't believe a word they say unless backed by credible evidence endorsed by reliable news agencies such as Reuters or by organizations that have to be very careful before they say anything, like the UN. Oh wait...

And on this healthy skepticism, do you apply it with equal caution to IDF press releases? Barbara Amiel, wife of Conrad Black, once said (on the Antifade) that the only information that can be considered reliable were those issued by the IDF press office. My mate worked for the Telegraph at the time and I asked him whether there was pressure on journalists on this. He said (actually whispered) he couldn't answer this from his work phone!