Sky News has made an on-air apology after presenter Belle Donati compared Israel’s war in Gaza to the Holocaust in an interview with former UN ambassador Danny Danon. In a live statement, Sky…
  • Deceptichum@kbin.social
    619·
    10 months ago

    Why apologise? Genocide is comparable to genocide.

    I can only assume he has been threatened into doing so.

    • volvoxvsmarla @lemm.eeEnglish
      175·
      10 months ago

      Oh tell that to the annoying guy on every thread about Gaza claiming it is not a genocide because you cannot compare it to the Armenians or Rwanda and daring everyone to compare them to figure out the war in Gaza is not a genocide… Jfc

    • Argonne@lemmy.worldEnglish
      410·
      10 months ago

      Even the ICJ is not calling it genocide. People don’t understand the difference between war crimes and genocide.

      • Deceptichum@kbin.social
        123·
        10 months ago

        The ICJ is still looking into it, their preliminary vote has found the allegations to be “plausible”.

        • Argonne@lemmy.worldEnglish
          38·
          10 months ago

          But yet they didn’t call it that yet. So I’m replying to that poster that made it clear it was genocide without any doubts.

      • dwalin@lemmy.worldEnglish
        42·
        10 months ago

        The icj only decided that there is enough evidence to go forth with the case. They are not calling anything because they havent decided yet.

  • Gazumi@lemmy.worldEnglish
    252·
    10 months ago

    If the comparison can be particularized and specific, there is no need for an apology.

    • Saxoboneless@lemmy.worldEnglish
      71·
      10 months ago

      Israel ≠ Jews. What is happening in Gaza is the fault of the fascist government of Israel, not “the Jews” - that is an actual neonazi talking point.