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Israel Assures It Doing Everything Possible To Minimize Civilians (www.theonion.com)

submitted 2 years ago by RobotToaster@mander.xyz to c/theonion@midwest.social

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[–] TheBat@lemmy.world 68 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The Onion is doing what 'real' media should've been doing.

[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

I thought the news was a tragedy, now I realize it’s a fucking comedy.

[–] Lath@kbin.social 44 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's a good play on words.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Bruh I just realized.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 21 points 2 years ago

“Let me be clear: Our war is against Hamas. We have explicitly instructed our commanders that they should take pains so there are as few innocent men, women, and children in Gaza as humanly possible.”

Brutal. Well done, Onion writers

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 17 points 2 years ago

🤌

[–] eatthecake@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It's

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's not a mistake. Omitting "be" verbs is a common convention in headlines. They're just imitating the style of major newspapers.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Monty Python's Flying Circus!