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Interesting, that when it comes to Israel, it's a scandal and not an exposure. With every other country, an apple would be an apple and not a banana.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Manning

Definitely. Not even talking about likes of Russia or China where said person would simply disappear.

I think the term you are looking for is “blood libel”, which I haven’t heard until recently.

From context, it means “to speak the truth and present irrefutable evidence to back it up”.

I guess that’s a crime?

No, it's a very specific thing and not at all applicable here. Blood libel was something along the lines of "the Jewish people are murdering children to use their blood for secret ceremonies"[0]. The "libel" part should give it away - it doesn't apply to someone revealing true facts.

The people calling it blood libel because the facts are inconvenient and make Israel look bad are being disingenuous.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_libel

This is the first time I've ever seen someone suggest there was truth to the blood libel. It seems pretty obviously absurd to me that there would exist a Jewish ritual requiring Christian blood. Can you provide this "irrefutable evidence," please?

It's a reference to the video of israeli crimes being referred to as "blood libel"

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