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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50,021 reported deaths in Gaza?
Data from the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health doesn’t support the claim of genocide.
(Source: @Aizenberg55/X via data shared by the Gaza Ministry of Health/Telegram) 🧵
On March 24, 2025, the Hamas-run Ministry of Health published a full list of 50,021 reported deaths since October 7.
But when you analyze the names, ages, and genders… a very different picture emerges.
- 72% of deaths in the 13–55 age range are male
- The biggest spike is men aged 20–40, which is prime combatant age
- Female deaths are far fewer and evenly spread
This is not what indiscriminate targeting looks like. This is targeted, combatant-focused warfare.
How emotional manipulation is weaponized against Israel—and how the media keep falling for it.🧵
In this viral video, a baby lies motionless on a Gaza sidewalk—lifeless, it seems.
But watch closely:
A fly lands. The baby twitches.
Suddenly, someone swoops in.
It was staged.
This viral image? A mother crying with what appears to be her child’s skeleton.
It spread fast. But it was AI-generated—and even admitted by Gazan journalist Hind Khoudary.
Think Israel killed 400+ Palestinian women and children in Gaza? Of course you do—because that’s how the media reported it.
Let’s break down how Hamas propaganda spread like wildfire.🧵
Within minutes of Israeli airstrikes, Hamas' propaganda machine was in full swing.
No verification. No independent sources. No distinction between terrorists and civilians. Just headlines designed to push a narrative—one that conveniently blames Israel.
One of her stories for @ABC is a profile of Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar.
According to police, one of Abdel-Latif's social media posts featured a video of Oct. 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar encouraging martyrdom, titled, “He wanted to die a martyr’s death.”
And this is who is contributing to mainstream media profiles of this Hamas arch-terrorist?
Who is Mahmoud Khalil? A deep dive into one of Columbia’s most controversial student leaders—and his shocking ties to pro-terror activism. 🧵
Supporting Hamas isn’t about "resistance"—it's supporting terrorism.
As a leader of CUAD (Columbia University Apartheid Divest), Khalil has backed calls for violence, revolution, and the destruction of Western civilization.