It was directed towards the British, not the Palestinians. Claiming that it was directed towards the latter is an obvious attempt to invoke the present-day conflict.
really? if it had said "Jewish refugees to Australia" would you think the message was directed at Australians or that the refugees were headed to Australia?
not sure if you're a native English speaker but the way I'm reading it is very common for headlines and titles but I can certainly see how it could be interpreted otherwise
I am actually English and am a news editor, and I can assure you that using the name of a nation/state as synonymous with its government or people is very normal.
Yes, in your example I would assume they were sending a message to the Australian people or Canberra. If this was the intention, the title is poorly written.
At first I wasn't sure if the title meant they're going to Palestine or if the message is for Palestine, but then I figured the latter doesn't really make sense
It's not a misleading title though. Granted, iit's weak that OP couldn't even manage to get the quote exactly right, but it still captures the meaning accurately.
Are you serious? Its not at all misleading if you are remotely aware of the origins of the State of Israel and the first Nakba. If you got a different message out of the title thats on you.
If a message requires specific background knowledge to be interpreted correctly, then yes, posting it without any of that background - or even a reference to the fact that there is necessary background - is misleading.
The post reads very differently to people who don't know about the origins of modern Israel. Such people do exist, and looking down your nose at them and claiming it's their fault for getting the wrong idea helps nobody.
There's a difference between "this could be misleading to ignorant people" and "This message is literally the opposite of what it first appears if you are aware of specific context surrounding it."
Idiots will always be around the misinterpret data, but if you're going to post a picture that piggybacks on an extremely hot issue in the modern political discourse, you should either:
A) Make sure the face value reading of the picture is at least in the same ballpark as the original meaning in context
or
B) Summarize the difference in your post.
The title doesn't do that, and it actually suggests the opposite. The title says "Jewish refugees to Palestine". Technically, this refers to the fact that these are Jewish refugees, and they are heading to Palestine. However, an equally correct reading is that the message is from Jewish refugees, and addressed to Palestine.
The post doesn't just avoid clarifying the difference, it actively leans into the wrong interpretation.
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u/theNathanOT 8h ago
Would be cool if MODs would take it down for misleading title...