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📰 “Israel attacked Palestinian water sources over 250 times in five years,” @guardian claims.
But a closer look shows the headline and the article tell only part of the story — and not the most important part. 🧵
📰 “Israel attacked Palestinian water sources over 250 times in five years,” @guardian claims.
But a closer look shows the headline and the article tell only part of the story — and not the most important part. 🧵
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The Guardian bases its report on a @PacificInstitut study about global “assaults on water.”
But instead of presenting the global findings, it turns the study into a narrative almost exclusively about Israel.
The Guardian bases its report on a @PacificInstitut study about global “assaults on water.”
But instead of presenting the global findings, it turns the study into a narrative almost exclusively about Israel.
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How misleading is that focus?
Israel accounts for 12% of the alleged global water-related incidents in the study.
Russia accounts for 16% — yet gets two paragraphs.
Israel gets the headline and nine.
How misleading is that focus?
Israel accounts for 12% of the alleged global water-related incidents in the study.
Russia accounts for 16% — yet gets two paragraphs.
Israel gets the headline and nine.
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And key context? Totally missing.
▪️No mention of Hamas damaging water pipes on Oct 7.
▪️No mention of Hamas digging up pipes to build weapons.
▪️No mention of Hamas’ long history of weaponizing water infrastructure.
And key context? Totally missing.
▪️No mention of Hamas damaging water pipes on Oct 7.
▪️No mention of Hamas digging up pipes to build weapons.
▪️No mention of Hamas’ long history of weaponizing water infrastructure.
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Also missing: Israel’s efforts to increase Gaza’s water access — repairing pipelines, supporting desalination in Khan Younis, helping build a UAE-funded pipeline, and supplying power and fuel to water facilities.
Also missing: Israel’s efforts to increase Gaza’s water access — repairing pipelines, supporting desalination in Khan Younis, helping build a UAE-funded pipeline, and supplying power and fuel to water facilities.
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Even the Pacific Institute’s own categorization lacks nuance.
It labels Israel filling illegal wells in the West Bank as “assaults on water,” ignoring that these wells threaten the aquifer shared by both Israelis and Palestinians.
Even the Pacific Institute’s own categorization lacks nuance.
It labels Israel filling illegal wells in the West Bank as “assaults on water,” ignoring that these wells threaten the aquifer shared by both Israelis and Palestinians.
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Some incidents cited weren’t even deliberate attacks on water systems — just collateral damage near military targets, like strikes on Hezbollah sites in Lebanon.
Some incidents cited weren’t even deliberate attacks on water systems — just collateral damage near military targets, like strikes on Hezbollah sites in Lebanon.
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By framing the report almost entirely around Israel and omitting key facts, The Guardian reinforces a distorted narrative.
This isn’t objective journalism — it’s agenda-driven storytelling.
By framing the report almost entirely around Israel and omitting key facts, The Guardian reinforces a distorted narrative.
This isn’t objective journalism — it’s agenda-driven storytelling.
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Bottom line:
The study is global.
The Guardian made it about Israel.
And the result is a misleading story drowning in bias.
honestreporting.com/drowning-in-bi…
Bottom line:
The study is global.
The Guardian made it about Israel.
And the result is a misleading story drowning in bias.
honestreporting.com/drowning-in-bi…
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