🧵 It's been a year since the terrible #Colleyville Synagogue hostage crisis.
#OTD (Jan 15, 2022), a gunman entered the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in #Colleyville, Texas, during a Sabbath service.
The gunman’s rants were recorded over the video stream. He warned that he would kill people unless authorities released his “sister” (Aafia Siddiqui). #Colleyville
Aafia Siddiqui is serving an 86-year sentence after being convicted of attempting to kill American military personnel in Afghanistan.
She had made racist comments against Jews and Zionists while on trial in 2010. #Colleyville
Words like “genocide,” “collective punishment,” and “famine” are often thrown around inaccurately.
Here’s what these terms actually mean—and why they don’t apply to Israel. 🧵
Genocide is about intent: it’s an intentional effort to destroy an entire group. Israel’s goal is to dismantle terror threats, not to target civilians.
Why it doesn’t apply: Israel is operating in self-defense under international law, aiming at military targets—not civilians.
Here we go again. @washingtonpost has joined @CNN, @nytimes & @guardian as the 4th media outlet in the past 3 weeks to have published almost identical stories accusing the IDF of using Palestinians as human shields.
All 4 stories use Breaking the Silence, whose critics repeatedly allege, appears to frequently rely on “either fabricated or exaggerated” testimonies from former soldiers & are “motivated by financial & political concerns to further a pro-Palestinian agenda.” honestreporting.com/breaking-the-m…
Here are 3 “journalists” whose work is more about propaganda than reporting. 🧵
Meet Plestia Alaqad: She spread the false “massacre” story about Gaza’s al-Ahli Hospital, even though the explosion was later traced to a misfired Palestinian rocket.
Yet, major outlets like The Washington Post & The Guardian continue to give her a platform.
Hind Khoudary isn’t just reporting—she’s collaborating. She once alerted Hamas about Gazan peace activists meeting with Israelis, leading to arrests.
So why does she still have credibility with outlets like The Washington Post and The Independent?
On the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, let’s dig into the history behind the British Mandate—a story of promises, resistance, and resilience. 🧵
Before Israel, the land was under Ottoman rule for 400 years. After WWI, the British took control, reviving the name “Palestine” politically for the first time since the 7th century.
Britain made some big promises during WWI: Arab independence, a secret deal with France to carve up the Middle East, and the Balfour Declaration—a public commitment to a Jewish homeland in Palestine.