Palestinian rockets kill 2 Israelis, but 26 Gazans simply "die" under mysterious circumstances.
Nice switching between active and passive voice.
Also, kudos for leading with 2 Israeli deaths, which suggests they are more important & newsworthy than 26 Palestinians.
4. Presenting an unprovoked Israeli attack against a civilian population as Hamas and Israel "trading blows" is masterful propaganda from @Reuters, suggesting equal complicity and casualties.
5. The @washingtonpost presents an Israeli terror attack on a sacred Mosque during Ramadan presented as a “clash.” Many worshippers’ bodies "clashed" with Israeli bullets.
The word "clash" is a favorite of the dishonest journalist, allowing them to gloss over who is actually responsible. Every big outlet is using the trick.
"Clash", in mediaspeak, is just a euphemism for "massacre," as I wrote about in 2019 (see link).
Much of the pushback against criticism of Israeli crimes is actually orchestrated by the govt of 🇮🇱, who pay supporters to form troll armies online. I wrote about this last week.
Big social media companies refused to comment when I showed them evidence.
Here's @CBSNews claiming that "deaths are mounting on both sides". Is 26 (plus hundreds of serious injuries) to 2 really worthy of "both sides" treatment? And how is 2 people a "mounting" death toll anyway?
Another attempt to sow confusion where there should be clarity.
9. Israel is not "responding" to attacks. It carried out an unprovoked one against civilians celebrating Ramadan.
Also, note the use of the passive voice; "20 dead", not "Israel kills 20". Horrible reporting from the @EveningStandard
10. The Israeli government, as a policy, always tries to present itself as "responding" or "reacting", and not the initiator.
@dwnews, @cgtnamerica, @MSN and @CBCNews all followed the convention too, doing their work for them and whitewashing a massacre.
11. "Trade rocket fire" makes it sound like modified bottle rockets from Gaza are equivalent to the most advanced and deadly missiles Raytheon and General Synamics have to offer, @dwnews
12. A volcano- a force of nature- "erupts." Violence doesn't erupt: it has perpetrators. But that's the point of this lanaguage: to hide who is killing whom.
13. Here the @nypost presents Hamas as the aggressor, while Israel was merely involved in "clashes."
Unreal.
14. You'd never guess from this @Reuters
headline that the guy had rammed two Palestinians with his car before this photo was taken.
15. Huh, I wonder why that building "collapsed" @Reuters.
Here is Twitter itself adding to the propaganda blitz
Leaked 🇮🇱 PR docs urge its propagandists to stress they are fighting Hamas, not 🇵🇸 civilians. Twitter is doing its job for them.
Were those kids Hamas? Or those worshippers at the mosque? No. But Twitter defames them anyway.
17. It wasn't a "blunder"; it was a calculated and premeditated attack on a civlian population. Shameful article from @thetimes
18. In which the Financial Times presents Palestine as the aggressor and Israel as attempting to "calm tensions." Utter trash.
The IDF just committed one of the worst massacres in modern history. But if you rely on US media, you wouldn't even know that from their headlines.
New investigation from me:
Alexey Navalny's death in a Russian prison dominated headlines for days. But US media barely covered the death of a US journalist in a Ukrainian prison last month.
[Thread] For the third weekend in a row, cities across Europe 🇪🇺 have seen massive demonstrations in solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
1) London: A wall of humanity marches through the city center. Some estimates say 500,000 people are there.
2) Hundreds of thousands of people in Istanbul 🇹🇷 create an ocean of red at their Great Palestine Rally.
3) Paris 🇫🇷. These protests are explicitly illegal in France. But thousands still braved arrest to show solidarity with those suffering in Gaza and the West Bank 🇵🇸.
Incredible scenes as @Lowkey0nline owns @PiersMorgan so hard that they end the interview early.
Lowkey tells Piers his previous guests, Israeli Ambassador Mark Regev and CIA chief David Petraeus "deserve to be in The Hague and tried for war crimes."
"This badge was given to me by an employee of this building who said they were told they could not wear it because it was the Palestinian flag. You talk about 'uncensored'. This is censored!" - @Lowkey0nline
. @Lowkey0nline subtly suggests that Piers Morgan comparing himself to Nelson Mandela wasn't quite appropriate.
[Thread] As the Israeli attacks intensify, Europe has seen a massive, unprecedented wave of protests this weekend condemning the violence and showing solidarity with Palestine.
1) France 🇫🇷: Thousands of Parisians defy President Macron's ban to protest.
2) Absolutely massive demonstration in London 🇬🇧 on Saturday saw over 100,000 people march to Downing Street, demanding their government stop supporting Israeli war crimes.
3) Central Stockholm 🇸🇪 was flooded with Palestinian flags tonight, as thousands called for a free Palestine
[Video Thread] In response to the Israeli attack on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza earlier today, huge, spontaneous demonstrations have broken out across the Middle East tonight.
Let's go through them:
1) In Iran 🇮🇷, crowds have gathered in Palestine Square.
2) In Jordan 🇯🇴, protestors have surrounded the Israeli Embassy and set it on fire.
3) A similar situation might be brewing in Ankara, Turkey 🇹🇷, where enraged crowds have besieged the Israeli Embassy.