A report in The Telegraph on the Hezbollah attack on Wednesday which killed two Israeli soldiers (‘Israel strikes target in Lebanon‘, Jan. 28th) included the following passage:
However, though Hezbollah claims that Shebaa Farms (an area on the Western slopes of Mount Hermon in the Golan which Israel captured from Syria in 1967) is “an area of south Lebanon”, to justify its continued existence, the UN confirmed that Israel withdrew entirely from southern Lebanon in 2000 and, thus, that Shebaa Farms is not part of Lebanon.
Following our communication with Telegraph editors, they amended the passage.
It now reads:
We commend Telegraph editors for agreeing to the revision.
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Categories: Corrections, Telegraph
This intensive and extensive reporting of smallest incidents constantly accompanied by false informations and factual errors.
Just like Matti Friedman said.
Not a really satisfactory correction though, because it leaves open the possibility that it is occupied land that Hezbollah, a Lebanese group, has a legitimate grievance about. For example: The Golan is occupied by Israel, but anyone would question why Hezbollah would be involved in hostilities with Israel in the Golan, no? It simply wouldn’t be any business of Hezbollah and it would be obvious to anyone the illegitimacy of their agenda. The Independent’s correction leaves it murky at best.
Still I do appreciate that you were able to get them to budge even an inch.
“The Golan is occupied by Israel, but anyone would question why Hezbollah would be involved in hostilities with Israel in the Golan, no?”
Appears not.
And why on earth was an Iranian General doing a few yards from the Israeli Syrian armistace line supposed to be controlled by UN?
Not a sound questioning that from the leading liberal voice.
Geogio Galloway is silent about that as well…
I guess he classifies them as the “coallition of the willing”…
Another silence is about this funny number…
http://metro.co.uk/2015/02/01/iran-launches-holocaust-cartoon-competition-in-response-to-charlie-hebdo-5044843/
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/01/the-hypocrisy-of-irans-holocaust-cartoon-contest/385058/
http://freedomoutpost.com/2015/01/iran-host-holocaust-denial-cartoon-contest-response-charlie-hebdo/
I guess the Guardian has more pressing issues to cover closer to Holocaust memorial day such as the following vital piece of information!
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/01/united-arab-emirates-uae-sisters-hammer-attack-plane
Yes, some French Jews having the gall to be murdered by Islamic terrorists has insulted the honor of the leader and father figure of Iranian theocracy. He must have revenge through the denial of a historical fact. What an adult he is, huh?
Is he an adult or an Adolf?
Shebaa Farms is an area that even people who loathe Israel now admit is part of Syria. It’s most likely the Telegraph didn’t want to mention this for two reasons: it would have readers focus closely on the huge role Hezbollah is playing in the current hell-on-Earth environment of syria, and it would undercut their cheerleading for Hezbollah as the terror group tries to come up with new excuses to continue its war against Israel.