you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 16 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

The news site is reposting an Article written by Agence France Presse which the French government owns 20% of. (And majorly subsidised). The French government like most western governments is pro-Israel biased. So I’m not too suprised by the slanted reporting.

(Yes of course the AFP claims “editorial independence”, but is any news site “independent” when the funder has the power to cut the money if it says something the funder doesn’t like).

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    Isn't France about to recognise the Palestinian state? And isn't there a current crisis between France and Israel over what is happening with strong words from Macron to qualify what Israel is doing?

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago

    (Yes of course the AFP claims “editorial independence”, but is any news site “independent” when the funder has the power to cut the money if it says something the funder doesn’t like).

    I think that when the funder is the State, laws make that a bit more difficult than when it's completely private. Although it doesn't completely solve that problem ofc.

  • source
  • parent