Tuesday’s report details firsthand accounts of several Gazans who say they are doing everything they can to protect themselves and their families from becoming human shields for Hamas militants.
Nasser al-Zaanin, for example, was forced to flee his home in northern Gaza in October, and relocated to a school that had been turned into a shelter in the town of Deir al-Balah, along with his adult sons and grandchildren. When al-Zaanin arrived at the shelter, he helped set up a system of committees to improve life for families who had taken refuge by overseeing the distribution of food, water and medical needs. They also established one hard and fast rule: no armed men allowed in the compound.
“All the families agreed,” said al-Zaanin, who once worked as a civil servant for the Palestinian Authority in Gaza. “We simply want to save all families, women and children and not let there be any potential threat against us because of the existence of police and members of the Hamas government.”
I know that, but Haaretz = left is only a trend and not a rule that holds 100% of the time. They do good investigative journalism, but they’re also Israeli and affected by the Israeli political climate, which is like… that. This results in them occasionally parroting unproven Israeli propaganda. Cosmicrookie dismissing the article because they’re Israeli is definitely misguided, but the jury is still out on how widespread the phenomenon they’re reporting on is.
Haaretz is still reviewed by Israel before publication, like all Israeli and even Western Media Outlets, but they can still put out credible news. I’d say when it comes to Israeli News Coverage, Haaretz and 972+ Magazine put out the most credible coverage of what’s going on. However within Israel they have a very small audience compared to the main Right Wing News Outlets, that may be why they get away with being more critical of the Israeli Government. However that doesn’t mean Haaretz is immune to posting misinformation.
They are good to use for many subjects on Israel - Palestine, but it also shows the importance of using multiple sources. Cross referencing articles with works of Historians, like Ilan Pappe or Avi Schlaim to name a couple, and also Human Rights Organizations like B’TSelem or Amnesty, is critical for getting a comprehensive view of the situation.