972 isn't just left of Netanyahu or his current government, which you correctly categorize as extreme right IMO. They are far left of almost all Israelis, many of whom are centrists (with not a few more left-wing citizens). As far as I can tell, they are far to the left of Haaretz, which is the more standard olg-guard left-leaning newspaper in Israel.

> That doesn't obviously discount their remarks, let alone your implication that by default, we should assume their words might not be accurate.

I was implying they are inaccurate not because they lean left, specifically, but because they are very biased. I don't particularly trust their reporting, because in the few times I've read any of it, it's been fairly clear that they are interpreting almost everything in a way that is maximally "anti-Israel". That doesn't mean they automatically shouldn't be trusted, but they shouldn't automatically be trusted either.