Col. Nof Erez says the Israeli military likely killed its own civilians in multiple instances on 7 October to prevent them being taken back to Gaza as captives of Hamas
Objectively, they didn’t do good journalism and cite primary sources.
Primary sources were the interview with Yasmin Porat on Haboker Hazeh (which was censored by Israel) and the interview conducted with IDF helicopter pilots on, I think, Haaretz. Everything else is commentary on the same evidence.
The fact that the Tampa Bay Times failed to cite those two primary sources really calls into question their legitimacy as an institution for journalism. It’s basic journalistic etiquette to cite primary sources where possible.
You don’t have to trust the Tampa Bay Times. The article lists their sources:
Our sources
Post on X by Stew Peters, Nov. 9, 2023
Instagram post, Nov. 13, 2023
TikTok video, Nov. 9, 2023
Email exchange with Israel Defense Forces spokesperson, Nov. 15, 2023
Israel Defense Forces post on X, Oct. 9, 2023
Email exchange with Stew Peters, Nov. 15, 2023
Post on X, Oct. 9, 2023
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CNN, Desert horror: Music festival goers heard rockets, then Gaza militants fired on them and took hostages, updated Oct. 9, 2023
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The Electronic Intifada, Israeli forces shot their own civilians, kibbutz survivor says, Oct. 16, 2023
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Objectively, they didn’t do good journalism and cite primary sources.
Primary sources were the interview with Yasmin Porat on Haboker Hazeh (which was censored by Israel) and the interview conducted with IDF helicopter pilots on, I think, Haaretz. Everything else is commentary on the same evidence.
The fact that the Tampa Bay Times failed to cite those two primary sources really calls into question their legitimacy as an institution for journalism. It’s basic journalistic etiquette to cite primary sources where possible.