Mehdi, if you think interviewing a world leader in the middle of a war—one you claim to “cover”—to ask direct questions about strategic goals, military intent, and operational guidance is “fawning,” that says more about your standards than mine. If journalism is what you call what you do. I’m also not sure if you missed your own chance to interview Yahya Sinwar, back when your former employer Al Jazeera was trailing him through Rafah. You say I’m not an expert in international law or genocide. Fine. But you conveniently ignore the many legal experts who disagree with your narrative—like Natasha Hausdorff, who dismantled your arguments in debate (validated by the audience). Your commentary reveals a consistent lack of understanding of war, strategy, military operations, or the actual laws of armed conflict. You conflate international law with international humanitarian law, and toss around “genocide” without any regard for its legal definition or threshold. As for the ICC—yes, the sexual misconduct allegations against Prosecutor Karim Khan are relevant. Especially since credible reports suggest those very allegations may have influenced his pursuit of arrest warrants. That’s not a footnote—it’s a serious credibility issue, and pretending otherwise is dishonest. You are definitely not a legal expert. Or an expert in anything really. You’re not a war scholar. You’re a propagandist—selectively outraged, ideologically blinkered, and uninterested in the actual conduct of Hamas, including its systemic use of civilians as shields. Your coverage has become less journalism, more justification. And history will judge that accordingly.
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