This is how a reputable News Organization acts?

This is just plain disgusting.

No, I don't mean the accusations. I mean the so-called “news” story.

The Times repeats anonymous accusations from a pamphlet from a group calling themselves “Breaking the Silence.” Let me repeat that, anonymous accusations. That means that the so-called news organization had absolutely no way to independently verify the accuracy of the accusations leveled against the Israeli army by interviewing the people making the accusations. The accusations are also vague as to the details of the “atrocities” committed by the Israeli Army. This prevent verification by investigating the incidents, themselves. Reputable news organizations have a policy of not reporting news that can not be independently verified. Apparently, the Times does not subscribe to that philosophy.

Another problem arises in that many of the allegations in the report are second-hand in nature. The soldiers don't tell about atrocities they themselves witnessed, they relate rumors. Repeating rumors does not amount to reporting news. It's just rumor mongering.

The main-stream media wonders why it's losing credability. Maybe they shouldn't report annonymous accusations from a source that obviously has an agenda.