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@Aizenberg55
Jan 2, 2024 • 25 tweets • 8 min read • Read on X
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🧵Fabricated Israel genocide claim relies on quotes by Israeli officials to show “Intent” necessary to prove genocide. 5 words from @yoavgallant “We are fighting human animals” remains core evidence Israel INTENDS genocide but he meant Hamas. Here is a full debunking of lie: 1/ Image
Recent "genocide" filing by South Africa in ICJ also relies on Gallant quote. Gallant tweeted 92 times since 10/7. Not one post alludes to killing Palestinians, only Hamas. To claim Gallant intended genocide means twisting 5 words & ignoring numerous contrary statements. 2/
Shown below are 20 examples for the record of Gallant making clear Israel is only fighting Hamas. Some specifically note civilians are not a target. This is how Israel demonization works. Misrepresent a quote snippet, ignore huge amounts of contrary evidence, repeat the lie. 3/
Some claim because Gallant also announced siege of Gaza it intended genocide. But sieges are legal under int’l law & Israel is under no obligation to supply Gaza. Of course Israel has facilitated tons of 3rd party aid. So claiming this action intended genocide is also false. 4/ Image
Oct 7: Gallant's first statement came on 10/7 when he said: “Hamas launched a criminal act… he will realize very quickly he made a grave mistake.” There was no reference to Palestinians or that Palestinians made a mistake. Only Hamas. 5/
Oct 7: Later the same day after speaking with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Gallant said: “The State of Israel will win this war, and Hamas will be held responsible for its actions.” Not Palestinians. Only Hamas will be held responsible. 6/
Oct 8: Gallant posted: “Hamas has become ISIS in Gaza. In this war we are fighting against a murderous terrorist organization… We will fight it as we fight against criminal terrorists, and we will win.” Nothing about Palestinians. 7/
On Oct 9 Gallant announced the legal siege on Gaza, and said “We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly.” According to the genocide libelers, Gallant clearly INTENDED TO KILL ALL Palestinians, not just Hamas. Ignoring 3 prior statements & all that followed. 8/
Oct 10: Reacting to words from President Biden Gallant posted: “Israel faced a barbaric attack by Hamas… Today we focus on destroying the “ISIS” of Gaza and defending our citizens. The U.S. stands with us” Nothing about Palestinians. 9/
Oct 12: In meeting with NATO Gallant discussed the “war against Hamas” and that “The IDF will destroy Hamas.” Nothing about Palestinians. 10/
Oct 12: Gallant later posted the same day that we will “Wipe Hamas off the ground - and we will win.” Nothing about Palestinians. 11/
Oct 13: In meeting with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Gallant said: “We will topple the Hamas regime and make sure that the threat does not exist within our borders.” Nothing about Palestinians. 12/
Oct 15: In meeting with troops: “Wild beasts have murdered our soldiers, our children, our citizens. IDF fighters, together with the air force, intelligence personnel and navy, will eliminate Hamas.” Not Palestinians. 13/
i24news.tv/en/news/israel…
Oct 16: In meeting with Blinken Gallant posted message: “We are going to win the war against Hamas.” Nothing about Palestinians. 14/
Oct 20: In meeting with members of Knesset to discuss goals of war: “I see the determination, the spirit of battle, and above all, the motivation to carry out everything needed to defeat Hamas…” 15/ jns.org/gallant-the-go…
Oct 22: In meeting with Air Force command: “This needs to be the last [ground] maneuver in Gaza, for the simple reason that after it there will be no Hamas. It will take a month, two months, three, but in the end, there will be no Hamas.” 16/
timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…
Oct 29: Gallant said: "We are not fighting the Palestinian multitude and the Palestinian people in Gaza” -- so clearly no intent to kill all Palestinians in a genocide. 17/
timesofisrael.com/gallant-second…
Nov 13: Gallant posted statement: “We will continue operating against Hamas - the ISIS of Gaza… Any civilians located near such terror hotspots may be in danger and we call on them to evacuate to the safe zone in the southern of Gaza.” 18/
Nov 19: Gallant posted statement: “We are in an all-out war against Hamas - there is no difference between a terrorist with a Kalashnikov and a uniform and a terrorist with a suit - they are all mortals.” Nothing about Palestinians. 19/
Nov 25: Gallant posted statement: “I arrived during Shabbat in the Gaza Strip, to conduct a situation assessment for the continuation of the fighting to defeat Hamas.” Nothing about Palestinians. 20/
Nov 30: In meeting with Blinken Gallant said: “We are fighting a just war - a war against Hamas. We will not stop until we bring the hostages home and until we destroy Hamas.” Not Palestinians. 21/
Dec 1: Gallant posted: “Hamas only understands force & therefore we will continue to act until we achieve the goals of the war the dismantling of the organization the denial of its military capabilities & the return of all abductees to their homes.” 22/
Dec 5: In meeting with Defense Minister of Hungary Gallant said: “We cannot stop operating until we achieve the missions of this war: bringing home the hostages and destroying Hamas.” Not Palestinians. 23/
Dec 14: In meeting with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan: “Hamas is a terrorist organization that built itself over a decade to fight Israel… it will last more than several months, but we will win and we will destroy them.” Not Palestinians 24/
timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry…
Dec 17: Gallant posted a statement where he said “the goals of the war – overthrowing the rule of Hamas.” Nothing about harming Palestinians. 25/

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May 24
🧵An IDF strike in Nuseirat on June 11, 2025 that was reported as killing only civilians is looking very different now. Hamas admitted Khaled al-Namrouti was a combatant, while Sami al-Afash was lauded by family as a “hero martyr” and “mujahid.” Slowly the truth comes out. 1/ Image
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🧵Hamas admitted today that Maysara Ahmed Salah was a Qassam commander posing as a “journalist”— Hamas publicly admits it now, it is no longer “Israel says so.” This is a systematic human shield strategy. EIGHT other recent examples below, out of dozens of cases: 1/ Image
May 20: Ibrahim Al-Sheikh Ali was outed as a PIJ commander posing as a journalist, one of 5 claimed "journalists" killed that day. This was a widely covered IDF attack that fueled claims that Israel not only killed journalists, but targeted them. That narrative has collapsed. 2/ Image
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🧵The Lemkin Institute is often cited as a leading authority claiming genocide in Gaza. But it has no link to Raphael Lemkin or his family and is just a handful of volunteer activists abusing Lemkin’s name for reputational cover. There is no “consensus” on genocide. Details: 1/ Image
The nonprofit was formed by Elisa von Joeden-Forgey in 2021, granted nonprofit status in 2023. She has a PhD in History, former Chair in Holocaust & Genocide Studies at Keene State College. There are no other genocide scholars. In its latest detailed report it raised $10,300. 2/ Image
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🧵“Heavily striking the Jews” is the al-Barsh family business. 11 members are confirmed Hamas combatants killed in Gaza—including 2 "journalists," 2 child soldiers and a 10/7 attacker. Dr. Muneer al-Barsh currently runs the Ministry of Health. Anatomy of a terrorist family⬇️ 1/ Image
Hamas' Northern Brigade group commander Hashim Adli al-Barsh (ID 407019371, Age 24) is the most senior combatant, recently memorialized by Hamas in a martyr video. He was killed by an IDF airstrike on May 30, 2025. Three of his brothers were killed earlier in the war. 2/ Image
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🧵When the IDF struck Al-Faluja School on Oct 13, 2024 media reports said only civilians died. As usual IDF claims of Hamas using schools as command centers was dismissed. Hamas now confirms a commander was killed in that strike, along with another fighter. Details & sources: 1/ Image
This IDF strike on the school converted into a military base by Hamas, following a similar one on the same school several weeks earlier, was covered in the media and an incident covered by Airwars who could not confirm if combatants were killed. 2/ Image
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🧵A growing number of Gaza martyr notices reveal many combatants are NOT on the official Ministry of Health list (like Osama Jamal Al-Najjar), confirming my analysis on fatality data. I’m also confident a very large % of male fatalities 17-35 will prove to be combatants. 1/ Image
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What does this mean? That the fatality list has certainly been carefully curated by Hamas to undercount an already elevated ratio (3:1) of adult males to females, as well as male teens. I estimated long ago that 1000s combatants were omitted by Hamas. 3/
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