With Israel eager to restrict the spread of Covid-19, it's no surprise that the government moved to impose restrictions, including on protests, so much of the media either published the news matter-of-factly, or didn't cover it at all.
Perhaps because, with a complete lockdown under way, the lifting of the exemption for political protests is not as outrageous as @Guardian would have us believe.
Regardless, the @Guardian and others have the right to cover whichever stories they choose. What is less legitimate, however, is the contrived manner in which internal critics of Israeli government policies are repeatedly given a platform far exceeding their own significance.
This tendency, taken together with the blurring of the lines between news reporting and news analysis, leads to an ongoing stream of negative news content from some media outlets.
This has a real, distortionary effect on the public's opinion of Israel.
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1/ 💥 This @Reuters piece is as vile as its headline. It paints Hezbollah terrorists as victims of Israel’s pager strike. Then it lies — calling the op the “opening salvo” of the war. Wrong. Hezbollah fired first, Oct 8, 2023.
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2/ Like Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah hides in hospitals & schools. @Reuters admits this — then calls one a “Hezbollah-affiliated facility.” Translation: a terror outpost where the “hospital director” had a Hezbollah pager for “maintenance.” You can’t make this up.
3/ Reuters brags about an “investigation” proving what Israel already said: it planted explosives in Hezbollah devices. The big reveal? Those devices were with Hezbollah fighters — or, as Reuters coyly puts it, “members of Hezbollah’s social services branches.” Journalism or PR?
2/ Anas al Sharif:
▪️Led a Hamas terror cell and helped advance rocket attacks on Israeli civilians and IDF troops.
▪️Was a Hamas operative since 2013 and reported on the war in Gaza for Qatari-funded Al Jazeera. All while on Hamas’ payroll.
3/ Hossam Shabat:
▪️Terrorist sniper from Hamas' Beit Hanoun Battalion, who cynically posed as an Al-Jazeera journalist.
▪️Carried out terrorist attacks against IDF troops and Israeli civilians.
1/ Glitz, glamor, red carpets… and Palestine.
At last night’s @TheEmmys, some celebs couldn’t resist hijacking the spotlight with anti-Israel stunts.
From Javier Bardem’s keffiyeh show to “Free Palestine” shout-outs, here’s a roundup of the worst. 🧵
2/ The “biggest attention seeker” award? Javier Bardem. He wore a keffiyeh, accused Israel of “genocide,” and cited that dodgy “genocide scholars” group where anyone can join for $30. Real scholarly, Javier. 🙄
3/ Bardem also told @Variety he “cannot work with anyone who justifies or supports the genocide.” Translation: no Israelis. No Jews who support Israel. That’s not activism—it’s straight-up cultural boycott & discrimination.
1/ Antisemitic conspiracy theorists are having a field day after Charlie Kirk was gunned down on a Utah campus. Their target? Israel.
Let’s unpack the wildest “Israel did it” lies fueling this grotesque political assassination discourse. 🧵
2/ First up: @RealCandaceO. Never one to miss a clout-chasing moment, she hinted Netanyahu may have had Kirk killed—because of a letter Charlie once wrote him. For the record: Kirk was a staunch Zionist who visited Israel often. Owens is just peddling garbage.
3/ Then there’s fake “historian” Ian Carroll – Tucker Carlson’s favorite crackpot – claiming Israel killed Kirk because the “internet figured it out.” Right. Because nothing screams forensic credibility like anonymous Reddit sleuths.
1/ Charlie Kirk’s murder is a tragedy. Whatever your politics, his fierce defense of Israel stood out. On campuses worldwide he fearlessly debated Israel’s right to exist – changing minds along the way.
A thread of Charlie’s most impactful defenses of Israel 🧵
2/ In the UK, Charlie shredded a sanctimonious Cambridge student. He broke down urban warfare, Hamas using civilians as shields, & the double standard forced on Israel.
“Israel is the good guy.” – Charlie Kirk
3/ Moral equivocating drove Charlie crazy. His question cut through the noise: What should Israel have done after Oct 7?
1/ Israel struck Hamas’s leadership hiding in luxury in Doha. Qatar condemned. The US confirmed it approved the op. These aren’t “politicians” – they’re the snakes financing & prolonging terror. Here’s who was in the room – and what the media won’t tell you. 🧵
2/ Khaled Mashal
The face of Hamas abroad. Survived an Israeli hit in ’97, now lounging in Doha while Gazans suffer. Media says Hamas was “close to accepting a deal”? That’s Mashal’s lie. He’s vowed only “jihad” is the path forward.
3/ Khalil al-Hayya
Branded a “negotiator.” In truth, the man who tanked every deal that could’ve freed hostages & ended the war. Just last month he penned a love letter to the Houthis, praising “mujahideen” & promising Israel’s “demise.”