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1/ CPJ claims Israel murdered ZERO (0) Palestinian journalists in 2023. 🧵

THREAD: Let's see if that makes sense, given how CPJ categorizes journalists killed by other countries? Image
2/ CPJ claims Israel murdered ONLY ONE (1) journalist in all of 2023, in Lebanon. Image
3/ You might be thinking "am I insane, I could have sworn Israel murdered dozens of journalists in 2023."

No, family, you are not insane.

CPJ says Israel killed 65 journalists in 2023, but is only willing to classify one (1) as a murder for their "Impunity Index." Image
4/ The real number is much higher, of course.

Israel actually killed 107 journalists in 2023, not 65, but CPJ claims the authority to decide which Palestinian journalists count.

5/ Based on CPJ's massive undercount, Israel only "murdered" one and half percent (1.5%) of the journalists Israel killed.

CPJ's stance is that Israel is just stumbling around accidentally committing the largest mass-murder of journalists in history!

6/ The real number is 107 killed journalists, not 65, which means CPJ is willing to categorize less than 1% of the unprecedented number of journalists Israel killed in 2023 as murdered.

Shameful. CPJ's Palestine exception. Image
7/ How does CPJ categorize journalists Russia kills?

First, if we look at over 20 years of data we notice Russia killed less journalists (even using CPJ's massive undercount) than Israel killed in just 3 months! Image
8/ Out of those 59 journalists, CPJ claims Russia "murdered" exactly 39.

CPJ claims Russia murdered 61% of the journalists they killed, but claim Israel only murdered 1.5% (or less than 1% using honest numbers). Image
9/ Over the past two decades, Iran killed 5 journalists.

CPJ classifies 3 of the 5 (60%) journalists Iran killed as murdered.

The journalists Israel killed? 1.5% (or less than 1% using honest numbers). Image
10/ Over the past two decades, China killed 2 journalists.

CPJ classifies both (100%) of the journalists China killed as murdered.

Compare this to CPJ's 1.5% for the journalists Israel killed (or less than 1% using honest numbers). Image
11/ CPJ knows how to assign blame when they want to.

CPJ is too racist to say Israel murders journalists, even when Israel murders journalists in literally unprecedented numbers.

12/ This is why we say: (Except Palestine)

Please read about how we believe CPJ plans on using these numbers, and why we must stop CPJ's lies.

13/ Israel murders a journalist, on average, every other day.

The world has never seen a journalist mass-murder spree like this before.

And the people who are supposed to be protecting journalists from Israel are instead running cover.

14/ The "Dangerous Assignment" of being targeted by Israel.

If Russia or Iran would have murdered them, perhaps CPJ would call it murder.

This is what a white-wash of an unprecedented journalist mass-murder spree looks like: Image
15/ None of these are murder CPJ?

This is what a cover-up looks like. Image
16/ You really think the world is dumb enough to fall for this CPJ? Image
17/ You honestly believe we are so racist we will let you say that none of these are murders CPJ?

The audacity, to think they could get away with this. Image
18/ Again, that is only 2023 data we are talking about, because that is what CPJ is about to white-wash.

Your scheme is exposed CPJ:

19/ Yes, CPJ, you can go with the outlandish claim that Israel only murdered 1.5% of the journalists they killed, often in their homes, often following incitement.

But it will destroy your organization.

This is too blatant. The crimes you are trying to hide are too large. Image
20/ CPJ is running cover for the world's worst journalist mass-murder spree in human history!

How did they think they would get away with it?

CPJ: you won't get away with it.

21/ We aren't going to lie, family, this is going to be a tough battle.

If CPJ classifies these killings honestly, their "Impunity Index" will look like this, which is why they will fight tooth and nail to avoid being honest. Image
21/ But their position is indefensible. Much like the last database we exposed that was targeting Palestinians, which no longer exists.

CPJ must, and will, stop using their database to lie about Palestinian journalists.

One point five percent. Shameful.

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