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This is pretty hypocritical coming from Aljazeera. Most Muslim faiths destroy archaeological relics from other religions. We've had almost entire mountainsides blown up, destroying artifacts that went back millennia. For them to now go "Muh relics! Archaeology!"...yeah. Gonna fall on deaf ears.
I mean, don't get me wrong -- I don't think their stuff should be destroyed either, I'm just saying they aren't exactly arguing from a strong point.
Like every other religion, Muslims are not a monolith...
Al Jazeera hasn't destroyed any archaeological sites.
Meanwhile, Israel has destroyed hundreds of them
But al Jazeera is saying not to destroy MUSLIM sites.
What Muslims did to iran,Pakistan etc etc.
(U can downvote if u do not have some points)
Muslim cultural sites are the ones being targeted and destroyed in Palestine. It's true ISIS has destroyed Muslim sites; they also certainly don't represent the vast majority of Muslims in any respect. You think Al Jazeera is an advocate for Christian or Jewish sites getting destroyed? Because I've never seen them be.
U need to learn 1:use of punctuation marks and 2:basic grammar
They are saying that in this particular opinion piece focussed on this particular topic, yes. It's disingenuous to argue they only speak out for Muslim heritage when you could easily search their site and find many reports and commentaries on the destruction of historical sites all over the world.
PARTICULAR TOPICCCCCCC ?
Israel destroying them, Muslims (of any sect) destroying them...both bad.
And Aljazeera has close ties with the Qatar/Saudi governments, which are definitely in the territories where this happens.
What's your point here, Israel is deliberately erasing the history of Palestinians.
Vanishing Ink: Palestinian Culture Under Threat in Gaza
Did you miss the part where I said
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I am not condoning this shit. I'm saying Aljazeera is a hypocrite. They are the propaganda arm of Saudis.
AJ is still a credible news source. Do you think Al Jazeera is pro Christian or Jewish sites getting destroyed? Because I've never seen them be. So how are they hypocritical by reporting on Israel destroying hundreds of cultural sites in Palestine?
From MBFC:
And the two articles that failed fact checks were an article about India and an article about South Africa both in 2018.
Here's another metric for bias and credibility
https://adfontesmedia.com/al-jazeera-bias-and-reliability/
When it comes to Qatar, India, or Africa then AJ is not a good source to turn to. I think it's fair to not go to AJ for any news on Saudi Arabia, but these AJ reports are about Palestine from on-the-ground reporting.