If you want to believe Israeli statements there's a bridge in Brooklyn the New Yorker's are selling for a song.
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Yep, it's all lies. Only terrorists tell the truth.
In February 2024, Israel's official X account posted a 30-second video listing the humanitarian aid it claimed to have provided for Gaza. The video included March 2022 footage of a camp in Moldova for Ukrainian refugees. The same account later deleted the video, and stated that "the photo was for illustrative purposes and we should have stated that in the video."
In November 2023, a video appearing to show a nurse at the Al Shifa hospital went viral. She claimed that she was unable to treat patients because Hamas had taken over the entire hospital and were stealing fuel and medicine, with the video ending with her pleading for all Palestinians to leave Al Shifa. Many were quick to point out the falsehood in the video, as none of the documented doctors and nurses at the hospital recognize the woman depicted, and a reported Israeli accent and inability to speak clear Arabic. Additionally, according to Esther Chan from RMIT FactLab CrossCheck, an analysis by open-source investigators had determined that the video was likely doctored to artificially include fake sounds of explosions. The video was originally posted on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel's Arabic twitter account and it was boosted by Edward Haïm Cohen Halala, who has reported ties to the Israeli government, who has a popular social media presence with an Arabic following.
Israel, 4 times more civilians killed than Russia.
In November 2023, Israeli diplomat Ofir Gendelman circulated a clip from a Lebanese short film, claiming that it was proof that Palestinians were faking videos and calling it an example of "Pallywood". According to The Daily Beast, "Gendelman is a repeat offender when it comes to peddling misinformation about Palestinians." The previous week, Gendelman peddled IDF training videos as war footage, and in 2021, he was found by international media to have misrepresented 2018 footage from Syria as current footage from Gaza.
A video showing a Palestinian child killed during an October 11 Israeli airstrike on Zeitoun has been falsely claimed to be staged using a doll. The claim has been promoted by official Israeli government social media accounts, including the X accounts of Israel's embassies in France and Austria, as well as pro-Israel and anti-Hamas accounts.
In early December, The Jerusalem Post published an article falsely claiming that a dead, 5-month-old Palestinian baby from Gaza was "a doll". The Jerusalem Post would later delete the article and remove any mention of it on their social media pages. Though not mentioning the article directly, they published a statement saying that "The article in question did not meet our editorial standards and was thus removed".
In early December, The Jerusalem Post published an article falsely claiming that a dead, 5-month-old Palestinian baby from Gaza was "a doll". The Jerusalem Post would later delete the article and remove any mention of it on their social media pages. Though not mentioning the article directly, they published a statement saying that "The article in question did not meet our editorial standards and was thus removed".
The Ukraine figures appear to be verified. What percentage of the Palestinian figures are verified, last I read it was about half.
Israel has released several pieces of incorrect or disputed information, leading to questions about its credibility. It has tried to take advantage of falsehoods spread on the Oct 7 assaults, such as the so-called baby beheadings, giving rise to accusations that Israel is trying to manipulate the media. On claims linking Palestinian militants to sexual assaults on Oct 7, The Times of London has remarked that investigations have been hampered by "false and misleading information" spread by "senior [Israeli] political figures and government-linked civil activists". A UN report on these allegations has stated that Israeli authorities have been unable to produce the evidence politicians said existed.
Writing for openDemocracy, British academic Paul Rogers stated, "Israel must maintain the pretense of an orderly war with few civilians killed. Netanyahu's government is lying, but it would be naive to expect otherwise. Lying is what many powerful states routinely do, particularly in wartime." In The Intercept, investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill wrote, "At the center of Israel's information warfare campaign is a tactical mission to dehumanize Palestinians and to flood the public discourse with a stream of false, unsubstantiated, and unverifiable allegations."
Writing for openDemocracy, British academic Paul Rogers stated, "Israel must maintain the pretense of an orderly war with few civilians killed. Netanyahu's government is lying, but it would be naive to expect otherwise. Lying is what many powerful states routinely do, particularly in wartime." In The Intercept, investigative journalist Jeremy Scahill wrote, "At the center of Israel's information warfare campaign is a tactical mission to dehumanize Palestinians and to flood the public discourse with a stream of false, unsubstantiated, and unverifiable allegations."
Wanna buy a bridge?
Do you mean "supported by the government of Israel?"
Really?
UN: 'Convincing information' sexual violence committed against hostages in Gaza
The UN also found "reasonable grounds to believe" rapes took place during Hamas's 7 October attack.
www.bbc.co.uk
Which story came first?Really?
UN: 'Convincing information' sexual violence committed against hostages in Gaza
The UN also found "reasonable grounds to believe" rapes took place during Hamas's 7 October attack.www.bbc.co.uk
You read wrong.