In its headline above a recent article detailing foreign military activities in Syria, The Washington Post created a false equivalence between Israel’s defensive strikes and Russia’s offensive campaigns within the war-torn country.
By titling the piece ‘Russian and Israeli planes hit Syria in separate strikes, kill at least 10,’ the publication is giving readers the impression that Russia and Israel struck similar targets in Syria and the results of both strikes carry the same moral weight.
Only later do readers learn that Israel struck a military installation and resulted in the deaths of three Syrian soldiers, while Russia killed seven non-combatants — including four children — while attacking a civilian target.
Therefore, by associating Israel with Russia, The Washington Post is seemingly creating the baseless impression that the IDF shares similarities with the Russian Armed Forces. This is not only wrong, but also deceitful.