From Thompson:
"White House walks back Biden's comment agreeing that Israel should delay Gaza ground assault". So America is encouraging the ethnic cleansing followed by lovely beachfront property land grab.

Walking anything back can simply mean they're trying to let behind the scenes diplomacy do its work. You read too much into it.

Backwoodsman quoting Steve:
”The tiresome and widespread use of "innocent" is no more than a tendentious appeal to emotions. The facts of this conflict are terrible enough without our having to resort to that. If you mentally remove the word from the phrase every time you see it, you'll see that the statement in question is just as powerful, if not more so”

And there you go again. The only person who seems to find it tiresome is you. If you were ever a Boy Scout I’ll bet you were the kid who couldn’t March in step.

The trouble is, there are terms that are attached to events or activities and it is difficult to make people even think about what they mean or how they are being overused and take them out of play. "Innocent" is one that jumps out at me; it's more than the overuse of filler words ("just" or "sort of" or "basically"), it's like saying the "plight of" the American Indians or Palestinians, etc. Or always phrasing anything released from North Korea as "bellicose." Rhetorically it is staking a position. (English major rant off)

And Donuel scored a perfect 10 with this one:
Biden is unequivocally in support of Israel not because they do no wrong but because of the terror tactics of Hamas and our hopes for Democracy. He also warns of hate and rage going too far. This position opposes some of the liberal fringe of his own party. In this country that is known as a sister Solja [Soulja] moment. That refers to Bill Clinton separating himself from a radical statement from Ms.Solja.

The difference in 'news feeds' between countries is propaganda that may invisibly steer attitudes. You may think you are thinking for yourself but you could be on a leash you do not see. . .