Author; Board member @HonestReporting; wrote @NGOmonitor rebuttals debunking HRW & Amnesty "apartheid" reports; articles in Tablet, Fathom Journal etc.
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First, HRW's entire 176-page analysis assumes Gaza is occupied thus Geneva Article 49 (below) applies to Israel’s evacuation actions—otherwise entire report falls apart. We’ll assume for this thread Gaza is occupied (it’s not); even so, Israel’s actions are still 100% legal. 2/
Report concludes: “strong likelihood of famine is imminent in areas” of north Gaza. Then says “imminent & substantial likelihood of famine” and later adds a “risk of famine” from Nov 24-Apr 25. So no famine now or ever. Here are conclusions from JUNE report. Sound familiar? 2/ 
1. Claims of “Intent” to genocide rely on misrepresented and falsified statements by Israeli leaders (mainly Netanyahu, Herzog & Gallant). Debunk these falsifications which alone shatters the case against Israel, as intent is critical to prove genocide. Action items: 
What really happened? What did Hagari say? On 11/13/23 Hagari, in a live unscripted tour of recent findings at Rantisi Hospital, filmed 6 mins of video (below) evidencing how hospital was used by Hamas, held hostages and was directly related to 10/7. 2/
Operation Cast Lead occurred over 3 weeks from Dec 08-Jan 09. In March 2009 IDF released its official casualty numbers, claiming 1,166 total fatalities of which 709 were combatants plus possibly 162 more not fully identified. So at most 457 civilians, a very low 0.64:1 ratio. 2/ 
IDF has carefully reported these numbers over time based on field reports & various sources of intelligence. 10,000 of the 17,000 have been identified by name, which is a large number in midst of war. Simply claiming IDF is lying without evidence of fabrication is baseless. 2/ 
To Coates, archeology in Israel is nefarious, not genuine science but agenda driven, untrustworthy “Zionist archeology.” Coates engages in Jewish history denialism as if ancient Jewish roots in the Holy Land are not fact – it’s a “desperate need” to prove "Jewish nationhood." 2/
Coates’ first sentence deliberately reflects his hope & dream: no Jewish state. He makes clear he believes there is only one legitimate people with rights in the Holy Land – Palestinians. He disgustingly says Holocaust center Yad Vashem is based in Palestine. Tone firmly set. 2/ 
First, notion that Gaza is occupied is baseless and relies on fabricated int'l law applied to Israel alone. But for this discussion let's assume Gaza is in fact occupied. With this in hand people next look to an Int'l Court of Justice (ICJ) Advisory Opinion from 2004. 2/
Dramatic video of cruise missile hidden inside civilian home with wall that can be removed for launching. The size & location of the missile is shocking – but won’t sway the Israel haters. 2/
1. Tunnels represents Hamas’ core human shield doctrine, with a dense 1.4km of tunnels for every square km of Gaza. Many 1000s of shafts are found inside civilian buildings, mosques, schools, etc. @nytimes did a major exposé of Hamas' tunnel network.
@Doron_Kadosh reports on the massive booby trap threat which just killed 4 soldiers. Groups of 30-40 buildings in Rafah were rigged in advance, with cameras and remote activation. 96,500 rigged sites in all of Gaza, 14,000 in Rafah along. Staggering. 2/
Debate guest @spencerguard asks Roth question see below. Simply put: how is it possible to claim Israel is enacting a siege and strategy to deliberately starve Gazans when 29,000 trucks have entered Gaza? (it's 49,000 today). Roth does not have a credible answer, so he lies. 2/
John Spencer @SpencerGuard is the leading expert on urban warfare, at West Point the top US military academy. Spencer has written extensively how Israel’s actions to limit civilian harm are unprecedented. Like the others, he is simply pro-truth. 2/
See below from 1988 charter. In 2017 Hamas issued “A Document of General Principles & Policies” that sanitizes Jews as “Zionists” but notably and critically, the original 1988 charter was never revoked – it still stands and killing Jews has not been repudiated! 2/
Fake NGOs @hrw @amnesty, armchair military experts and many in media do not know upfront what IDF intended to hit and expected civilian harm so they cannot assess distinction and proportionality. Here is rule per Geneva Article 51. There is no statistical measurement of this. 2/
Topic of article is Palestinians at DNC but it's real purpose is to bash Israel. Coates claims “intention” of Gaza war is “erasing 2% of entire population of Gaza” never mind Hamas, human shields, 50% killed are combatants. His evidence for intention is a totally fake quote. 2/ 
HRW claims IDF attack was “indiscriminate” meaning port was not used for any military purpose & disproportionate. How does HRW know port was not used for military purposes? UN staff & Yemenis said so. That’s literally the only evidence HRW can muster! 2/
Hamas leader Sinwar stated Palestinian deaths were part of his strategy against Israel, merely “necessary sacrifices” – meaning he “inflicted on the group conditions” intended for Palestinians to die in a war Hamas started. This intent is reported in @WSJ and not disputed. 2/
The primary reason for the IDF misidentification error was the unexpected presence of armed persons, one of whom fired his weapon into the air on the trailer of the WCK truck, which was deemed “consistent with Hamas hijacking the aid convoy.” 2/
CNN starts out slowly: Hamas has rebuilt some fighting capabilities. Fine. Article even admits Hamas is now a “guerilla force.” But authors then speculate, cite other experts who push line that “victory” over Hamas is not in sight, then it becomes “power of Hamas is growing”! 2/