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Associated Press finally uses the word ‘invasion’ to describe Israel’s actual invasion

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The Associated Press (AP) has finally used the word invasion to describe Israel’s illegal actions in Lebanon.

Of course, it could have used something far more accurate – like an “illegal invasion by a supremacist ethnostate” – but that’s probably pushing the boat out a bit too far.

Israel reported on with a crumb of accuracy

In true Western media fashion, it felt the need to publish a whole think piece on why it finally decided to tell the truth.

Such brave journalists, finally opening a dictionary.

It only took two and a half years for the journalists at AP to actually do their jobs.

And, the article should indeed have been just one sentence.

But instead, AP decided to quote ‘Israeli officials’, i.e. terrorists, in detail.

AP also decided to state that:

Israel has invaded Lebanon four times in the past 50 years: 1978, 1982, 2006 and 2024.

It did this without offering any context or mentioning that all four invasions were very, very illegal.

There is literally no other circumstance where an international news outlet would feel the need to justify such a basic editorial decision. But because it’s Israel…

Israel could tell the right-wing media the sky was green and they would probably publish it, because… ‘antisemitism’.

Still minimising the truth

Yes, a Western news outlet is finally admitting that it doesn’t usually tell the truth.

However, notice how no media outlets describe Russia’s invasion as an invasion of ‘Eastern Ukraine’. It’s simply an invasion of Ukraine – a sovereign nation which has the right to self-defence under international law.

To make matters worse, it took AP only two days to correctly name Russia’s invasion.

AP describing Israel’s actions as an ‘Invasion of Southern Lebanon’ is a precursor to one thing and one thing only. That is Israel annexing the south of Lebanon – and the media whitewashing it.

Meanwhile, AP and the majority of other corporate media outlets still refuse to use the words genocide, ethnic cleansing, apartheid, and illegal occupation. I know that’s a lot of letters to get in the right order, but come on…

Next, they’ll tell us that naming an invasion an invasion requires a meeting at the Avengers compound with Tony Stark.

The essay is, no doubt, intended to preemptively address antisemitism claims. Because we all know that only Israel can be invaded by illegal terrorists.

The article is much like Israel’s ‘pre-emptive strikes’ – absolute bullshit.

It’s a ten out of ten to the Associated Press for learning the correct definition of a word. Get them a Pulitzer Prize.

Maybe they’ll try genocide next? Or ethnic cleansing? We’ve linked the definitions, just in case you’re struggling, AP.

Of course, they won’t – because it’s only genocide or a war crime when it’s not Israel committing it.

This whole stunt by AP is nothing but a hilarious attempt to claw back any remaining credibility.

Featured image via Al Jazeera English/ YouTube

By HG

This post was originally published on Canary.