French journalist and renowned Middle East expert Marine Vlahovic was found dead at her home in Marseille on Monday, November 27.

According to reports by La Provence, her body was discovered on the roof terrace of her residence by friends who had grown concerned after she failed to respond to calls or messages. She was 39 years old.

According to ARTE Radio, Marine Vlahovic had dedicated part of her short life to the Palestinian cause.

In Gaza Calling, she compiled video and voice messages from her colleagues and friends in Gaza, trapped under the bombs.

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[–] 108 points 2 years ago (12 children)

Did Israel just pull a Russia?

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    [–] 99 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Authorities in Marseille have launched an investigation to determine the cause of Vlahovic's death.

    They'll get to it just after they figure out who blew up NordStream 2

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    Well that could mean anything between "she died of not immediately obvious medical reason, so cause of death inguiry is needed" to "she was murdered, we are investigating". Heck to investigate "there is no external markers, but we don't know is it medical stroke or a poisoning murder".

    So I would say, wait until they investigated and tell, if they suspect foul play before jumping to conclusions. Not that Israel isn't capable and on choosing so willing, but sometimes people just suddenly die of medical causes without prior warning.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The very important difference is that (apparently) murdering journalists is bad, but destroying disgusting pipelines controlled by fascist capitalists is actually good.

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    [–] 75 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    It's disgusting to go after journalists who do nothing but uncover the truth.

    Stories like these might frighten journalist, leading us into a dystopian world of wars and lies.

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  • I wouldn't mind doing this type of journalism if I was even remotely skilled at writing but the fact is they don't get paid nearly enough. This women was probably passionately pursuing her own journalistic ambitions with no payout other than the work itself. Then she was murdered for it.

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  • [–] 63 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    I may be jumping to conclusions here but this smells like mossad

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    It's not as if Israel or its leaders have to fear suffering any kind of consequences from France on this, whose posture has been nothing more than mild talkie-talkie and who even refuse to abide by an Arrest Warrant from the ICC on Netanyahu (a very obvious wink-and-nod from Macron to the New Nazis in Israel).

    With mainly Collaborator politicians in the various governments in Europe (notable exceptions being those in Spain and the Republic Of Ireland), it's open season for Mossad to murder Europeans in Europe at will.

    That's an absolutelly natural consequence from in practice condoning and even protecting Nazis going full-on Genocidal and they lose all fear of consequences.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Nothing about the Israeli Nazis are new, they have been slowly organizing since Kahana.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago*

    I use "New" or even "Neue" to distinguish the Nazis that claim to represent Jews and are genocidal towards Arabs, from the Nazis who claimed to represent Arians and were genocidal towards Jews (and Roma, though "curiously" here in the West almost nobody mentions those).

    Because the etnicity targetted by one group of Nazis is the "dominant" etnicity of the other, if I don't do this some people confuse my anti-Zionist point with being pro-Zionist, especially given that the Zionists themselves will use Nazi as a form of slander against people who criticize them.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You betcha! Everyone knows it's Israel's god given right to defend themselves from those dastardly French journalists! Don't you know that documenting their atrocities is antisemitic terrorism?

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Of course, kinda like how when the evil newspaper Haaretz critiques Bibi or the illegal settlers they're antisemitic (just ignore how they're the oldest running zionist newspaper, that fact is antisemitic).

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    [–] 52 points 2 years ago

    They have murdered far more journalists in and around Gaza and in Lebanon and assassinated who knows how many others overseas.

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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    What's weird is that I can't find even one article about her death in the more mainstream French newspapers such as Le Monde or Le Figaro or Libération. There's something in Ouest France. Did anyone find more?

    They're currently not treating her death as suspicious. I know it doesn't mean that it isn't but I think it's worth mentioning.

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    [–] 29 points 2 years ago

    Very sad to see this happen.

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    [–] 24 points 2 years ago

    No cause of death stated, which makes me think it's either something subtle and hard to detect like a poison, or something unpublishably obvious like a bullet

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Definitely suspicious af, but until there is a clear evidence we can only speculate.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    You don't give people who have been murdering journalists, aid workers, and medical personal the benefit of the doubt. you assume and absolve them later if facts don't substantiate it. this isnt a trial there isn't an individual being accused. its a state with a history of murdering people like this reporter. you stop associating with them. which is precisely what biden should have done a year ago.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    Somebody fucking protect Norman Finkelstein before his neighborhood mossad members get his ass

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The Saudis used a bonesaw to make kashoggi disappear... the Israelis want to send a message:

    We are not acting like the good guys any more.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago*

    Found dead while making a documentary about the killings in gaza. Of all the rotten luck, eh.

    I wonder if there will be an actual transparent independent autopsy or will it be some sort of sham. I mean I dont wonder very much, we all know the answer. But I still wonder a little bit.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Did Lemmy always have it so sites can be embedded?

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