Thread by @EFischberger

Some good old-fashioned blood libel-ing from the New York Times.

This is a masterclass of dishonest, agenda-driven journalism, even for the Times.

Let's break down the disinformation, and some of the authors' questionable resumés 🧵

Firstly, the headline — which is all 90% of readers ever see before scrolling past — states as fact that Israel opened fire on hungry Palestinians.

But buried in the article is the qualifier that the deaths were “according to Gazan health officials” — meaning Hamas.

And here, they call the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation “Israeli-backed” — even though it’s backed by the U.S. as well, and is chaired by an American.

Why? To frame it as a sinister Israeli plot to murder Palestinians.

The authors claim the UN hasn’t found evidence of Hamas diverting aid.

This ignores the overwhelming footage of Hamas gunmen seizing aid trucks, stockpiles found in Hamas warehouses, and confirmations from multiple international observers.

Now here's where it gets really grotesque.

They quote a "freelance journalist" named Mohanad Keshta at several points in the piece.

Here is Mohanad Keshta's Facebook page.

Here’s Mohanad Keshta, on October 7, posting a photo of newly abducted Israeli hostage Dafna Elyakim with the caption: “We missed out — may God bless the one who got it.”

The implication is vile, with clear sexual undertones: he envies the terrorist who took her.

Mohanad Keshta is also quite enthusiastic about a July 4, 2023 terror attack, in which a Palestinian rammed and stabbed civilians in Tel Aviv—killing a pregnant woman's unborn baby and injuring nine.

Now to the NYT journalists behind the piece.

The lead author — presumably, since her byline comes first — has written for Al Jazeera, worked with the PFLP-linked group Forensic Architecture, and spent nearly 2.5 years at Airwars.

Airwars are amateurs at best, and Hamas shills at worst.

I mean, this is pathetic stuff. Some "investigators" they are.

https://x.com/Aizenberg55/status/1868660746437140885?s=19

Another one of the authors, Nader Ibrahim, posted this back in the day.

I don't even know what the hell this is.

He's also posted disgusting lies courtesy of the Nazi-adjacent Electronic Intifada website

And there it is. To sum up:

🔸️The headline states as fact that Israel massacred Palestinians at an aid site — a claim so detached from reality it borders on libel.

🔸️The article repeatedly cites “health authorities” without disclosing they’re part of Hamas.

🔸️It falsely claims there’s no evidence of Hamas diverting aid and misrepresents the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.

🔸️It quotes a so-called “freelance journalist” who joked about sexually assaulting an Israeli hostage and openly supports terrorism.

🔸️At least two of the co-authors have backgrounds and track records that should render them unfit to write articles about the Israel-Hamas War.