Pope Francis' representative in the Holy Land said on Monday he was willing to exchange himself for Israeli children taken hostage by Hamas and held in Gaza.

What an empty offer. You have no value compared to the hostages. Hamas hates the hostages. They might hate this man too, but not in their blood the way they hate the people who have been killing them and their families. There’s no shot at this being accepted.

Hang on, I can get free press coverage, too. I AM WILLING TO BE EXCHANGED WITH THE HOSTAGES. I’M A GOOD PERSON. LOOK HOW SELFLESS I AM. WHY WON’T THEY MAKE THE EXCHANGE? I OFFERED, SO I MUST BE AWESOME.

Fuck this uncritical news media.

  • middlemuddle@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The criticism of this news is needlessly toxic. Maybe Hamas won’t accept the offer, but that doesn’t mean it’s not a genuine attempt to save some children’s lives.