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The "genocide" LIE [October 16, 2025]

The Genocide Lie: Why the Accusation Against Israel Collapses Under Scrutiny.

In the months since "Palestine" regime Hamas’s October 7 attacks, there has been a full-force campaign to frame Israel’s counteroffensive in Gaza as a supposed "genocide." The charge is not only false—it is an outrageous distortion of both international law and moral truth. The accusation dishonors the real victims of genocide, manipulates suffering for political purposes, and, worst of all, shields the genocidal intentions of Hamas behind a false moral equivalence.

Simple introduction:

The war launched in retaliation to Hamas's October 7, 2023, attack that massacred over 1,200 Israelis --including via suffocating families in shelters, behadings, burning families alive, mass rapes, etc.-- and kidnapped 251 hostages (with 50 still captive, only 20+ presumed alive)—do not meet the UN's 1948 genocide definition, as there was no preplanned intent to destroy Palestinians as a group.

While acknowledging tens of thousands of Gazan deaths and injuries, it should be attributed the conflict's continuation to Hamas's refusal to release hostages, use of human shields, and obstruction of aid, rather than Israeli so-called "genocidal" aims.

Hamas embodies genocidal intent, its 1988 Covenant and 2017 charter, which outline four core themes: the total destruction of Israel for a Sharia-based state; unceasing jihad; rejection of negotiations; and antisemitic conspiracy theories. Its covenant's invocation of obliterating Israel is per Islamic precedent. In fact: 'Hamas, Hezbollah, Islamic Jihad, and Iran are the true aggressors practicing genocide'. Even the supposed "moderate" Palestinian Authority has been accused as such.

And as Historians Goda & Herf reminded, if 'Genocide,' it's rather by Hamas that fits the definition.

Prominent leader of Aboriginal Australians: "No genocide nor apartheid in Israel. Gaza has ruled itself since the withdrawal of Israel in 2005. Hamas has fired thousands of missiles against Israel. The 7th Oct. Hamas broke the truce by invading Israel, killing, gang raping, torturing, mutilating, kidnapping civilians."

Activist: the accusation "distract from real issues; Hamas, not Israel, causes Palestinian suffering through violence and oppressive governance, while Israel aims to protect civilians."

'Leading genocide scholar Israel Charny on Gaza:

1. FACT: Israel has never initiated bombings or missile attacks on Gaza except in response to bombings and missile attacks on Israel by Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and other Palestinian terrorists.

2. FACT: The present war was initiated by a genocidal attack on October 7, 2023 that killed every Israeli in sight including babies, women, the elderly and infirm along with many unarmed non-combatant party-going teenagers and young people. That attack included mass rape and frightful torture and mutilation, as well as kidnapping of hundreds of Israeli hostages. Yet Israeli popular culture did NOT call for extermination of the Palestinians.

3. FACT: The official charter of Hamas seeks to exterminate Jews and destroy the nation of Israel. This is declared intent to commit genocide.

4. FACT: Hamas has placed weapon systems in the homes of civilians and in civilian institutions such as schools and hospitals in total disregard of the consequences for its people.

5. FACT: Zionism was and is a response to stop the endless suffering of Jews from genocide. Zionism has never called for the eradication of Palestinians.

Or in the words of former US ambassador: You don’t need to be a “scholar” to define genocide. All you need is a dictionary, which defines genocide as the deliberate killing of a large number of members of an ethnic group with the intention of eliminating that group. That’s the definition, and Israel’s conduct plainly does not meet it.

First, Israel is responding to an unprovoked, barbaric attack within its borders on Oct. 7, 2023, and fighting terrorists who embed themselves within civilian assets. The terrorists’ whole strategy is to falsely advertise civilian deaths and openly claim a desire to repeat their attack as often as they can.

Second, Israel has shown no intention of eliminating the Palestinians in Gaza, as evidenced by the exceedingly small percentage of civilians relative to militants who have been killed, the smallest percentage in any urban war.

Third, Israel clearly has the military power to destroy the Gaza Strip and all who live in it. If it wanted to, Israel could have done that at almost any time in its history, but it never would because genocide decidedly is against the Israeli ethos and values.

Fourth, Palestinian communities under Israeli control have grown nearly 10-fold since Israel took over.

Fifth, some 20% of Israeli citizens are Palestinian Arabs and, under Israeli rule, they have ascended to the highest echelons of business, law, medicine and academia.

Historian Gil Troy:

False charges of genocide.

While wary of some Zionists’ tendency to call too many attacks on Israel “antisemitic,” I find this genocide libel bigoted, not just false. This custom-made-for-Israel definition of “genocide” – nation-destruction – eliminates the requirement of an “intent to destroy.”

No genocidal army ever imported 14,125 tons of aid in one week alone or deployed soldiers, including friends of mine, risking their lives, to protect humanitarian aid convoys. And no genocidal army ever had lawyers assessing military targets or officers aborting missions to minimize civilian damage.

Second, this manufactured charge was hatched long before October 7, repeated before Israel counterattacked, and spread by bots along with a systematic network funded by Iran, Qatar, and Turkey.

Third, this is inversion-perversion. Accusing the Jewish state – engaged in a difficult war that Hamas started, with hostages still being starved – of the horrific crime Jews endured in the 1940s reeks of the diabolical hatred Jews endured for millennia.

Finally, this newly diluted definition of genocide applies to any military conflict that kills civilians. By these standards, anyone marking Lincoln’s Birthday celebrates the “genocide” of 50,000 civilians during the Civil War. Anyone honoring World War II veterans salutes “genociders,” given the two to four million German and Japanese civilians killed. And any Israel critic over thirty who remained silent as America killed over 940,000 civilians during the justified post-9/11 wars was “complicit” in their own country’s “genocide.”

International Rejection of the Genocide Claim.

This conclusion is supported by a strong consensus of international leaders, experts, and analysts. Based on facts: the United States, Canada, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Belgium, Hungary, The EU, Australia, Mexico, Argentina, Paraguay and others have all explicitly rejected the genocide label. Under Biden, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin plainly stated before Congress: "We don’t have evidence of that to my knowledge." So has been concluded under Trump. Similarly, top international law expert told Euro News that there is "no clear intent to commit genocide in Gaza."

(The stance of Muslim-majority countries in the OIC Bloc—who wield significant influence in the UN—and pro-socialist states is, unfortunately, predictable. Their decisions, particularly in this case, are driven more by entrenched political ideologies than by objective reasoning).

The Legal Definition of Genocide: Why Israel Does Not Meet the Threshold.

Even within the world of international law, where words carry legal weight, no credible consensus exists that Israel's actions meet the legal threshold of genocide.

Over 50 experts in genocide studies, military ethics, and international law—many of them with no political allegiance to Israel—have rejected the claim as unfounded.

As international law scholar Nitsana Darshan-Leitner put it bluntly: "It does not meet the legal definition of genocide."

The legal definition of genocide—enshrined in the 1948 Genocide Convention—requires a clear, proven intent to destroy a group "in whole or in part." No such intent exists here. As the American Jewish Committee notes, Israel’s objective is not the destruction of Palestinians, but the dismantling of a terror infrastructure embedded within a civilian population.

The Morality of the Conflict: Fighting Hamas, Not Palestinians.

That distinction matters. Israel is not fighting Arab-Palestinians—it is fighting Hamas, an organization that carried out a premeditated massacre of 1,200 Israelis on October 7 and has openly declared its intent to exterminate Jews. To equate Israel’s military response to genocide is not just legally baseless—it’s morally perverse.

Hamas' own data contradicts genocide allegations against Israel

Reported in Aug/2025: "Research reveals decreasing civilian casualties over time as IDF operations became more targeted toward fighting-age men rather than women, children and elderly."

Former US Ambassador on the casualties

Former US Ambassador Jack Lew revealed in an interview with the New Yorker that the number of deaths in Gaza is significantly lower than reported, and that many of the children killed are the children of Hamas fighters and not innocent civilians.

With Every Photo of a ‘Starving’ Gazan Proving Fake, How Can You Believe the Famine Claims?

The media has once again fallen for the viral images showing the suffering of Gazans—images that tell a heartbreaking, yet often distorted, story. With every one of these photos that is exposed as either staged, misrepresented, or lacking crucial context, it becomes increasingly difficult to accept the famine claims coming out of Gaza at face value. An investigation uncovered that the 12 faces circulating in widely-shared photos as “starving victims of Gaza” are in fact suffering from long-term, pre-existing health conditions, such as cystic fibrosis and rickets, not malnutrition due to a lack of food. The images that were widely circulated, painted a misleading picture of an entire population, one that preyed on the emotions of an uninformed global audience.

There is no doubt that the images and narratives presented by outlets such as Al Jazeera, which has long been accused of acting as a mouthpiece for Hamas - not to mention the active terrotists serving as its "journalists,", or by the pro-Hamas propaganda from Erdogan's state-controlled Anadolu Agency, have played a significant role in shaping public opinion. These outlets, which often pass off active terrorists as "journalists" or give a platform to pro-Hamas voices, have consistently prioritized emotional manipulation over factual reporting. This isn’t the first time misleading images have been weaponized in the battle for global sympathy. In this instance, an online frenzy was sparked with little to no scrutiny, allowing these photos to spread unchecked and serve a political agenda. The context behind these images, however, reveals a different story, one that calls for a deeper look at the complexities of the Gaza situation. Yes, Gaza is suffering, but it’s crucial to look beyond the narrative of "starving victims" and recognize the ongoing complexities—rooted in the political, social, and military realities—driving the region's crises.

Rather than taking at face value everything we are shown through viral images, it’s time for the international community to pause, question, and demand more transparency when it comes to reporting on the humanitarian situation. It’s too easy to demonize one side of the conflict without considering the full scope of what is truly happening.

By continuing to fall for these manipulated images, we do a disservice to the people who truly need help, and to the truth itself.

Famine Fraud: IPC "Expert" Longtime Anti-Israel Radical

Noted: "Dr. Andrew Seal, one of the experts used to justify the IPC report on famine, has a years-long track record of supporting Hamas and opposing Israel."

Israeli Military's Efforts to Minimize Civilian Casualties: A Comparative Analysis of Urban Warfare.

Noted: 'The Israeli military’s efforts to avoid civilian casualties have been noted by several experts in battle. Col. Richard Kemp, who served as head of British forces in Afghanistan, has repeatedly stated that the normal ratio of civilians killed to combatants in an urban conflict is nine civilians for every one combatant, and that the best ratio was 4-1.

By contrast, Israel’s battle ratio is one civilian killed for every two combatants.

John Spencer, director of urban warfare at the West Point Military Academy, said Israel “has implemented more measures to prevent civilian casualties than any other military in history... I have reviewed their orders, watched their targeting process, and seen soldiers take real risks to avoid harming civilians. Nothing I have seen or studied resembles genocide or genocidal intent." And: 'Who bears responsibility for Gaza’s suffering? No modern army has taken greater precautions to minimize civilian casualties than Israel’s. Jerusalem pioneered the “knock on the roof” tactic: firing warning shots on buildings to prompt evacuation. It sends SMS messages, phone calls, and leaflets and coordinates evacuation routes – even as Hamas forcibly blocks civilians from leaving to preserve its human shields. Israel’s evacuation efforts in Gaza far exceed the conduct of the US in Fallujah, NATO in Belgrade, or any nation engaged in urban warfare. Israel stops combat operations for humanitarian pauses, facilitates aid deliveries, and treats Gazans in its hospitals. These are not the actions of a genocidal state. They are the actions of a military constrained by morality and law, even while fighting an enemy that respects neither.'

As was expressed: "Israel warns civilians before every strike. Israel opens humanitarian corridors. Israel delivers aid. But Hamas chooses death—for Israelis and for its own people."

Hamas’ Brutal Crimes Against Its Own People Include: 1. Hamas leaders intentionally calculate civilian casualties to further their own political agenda, believing that greater bloodshed will bolster their cause. Leadership's strategy hinges on turning innocent lives into propaganda to outlast Israel's defense efforts.

2. Hamas obstructs Gazans from evacuating to safer areas, preventing them from fleeing Israel’s humane offers of sanctuary. Despite Israeli efforts to help civilians escape the danger, Hamas is blocking them, choosing to keep the population in harm’s way to further its propaganda narrative. 3. Hamas has a long history of using its own civilians as human shields. Hamas has long employed the despicable tactic of using its own civilians as human shields, deliberately placing them in harm's way to further its violent agenda. By embedding military infrastructure within densely populated areas, such as homes, schools, and hospitals, Hamas ensures that any Israeli response will risk civilian casualties, which they then exploit for propaganda. A tactic Arab 'Palestine' employed since the days of Yasser Arafat in Lebabon. This strategy is designed to create maximum civilian casualties for international outcry while ensuring Hamas fighters remain shielded. This reckless strategy --dubbed the "dead baby strategy"-- not only endangers the lives of innocent Gazans but also violates international law, all while Hamas prioritizes its own survival over the well-being of the people it claims to represent.

4. Hamas routinely targets humanitarian aid efforts, refusing assistance to its people and attacking organizations attempting to help. Even Gaza’s own civilians seeking food, medicine, and shelter are not safe from Hamas violence. No wonder Hamas is upset: By around mid-July, 2025, US/Israeli GHF delivered 76+ million meals while "bypassing Hamas," weakening its monopoly.

Media Manipulation: Hamas-Controlled Sources and the Misrepresentation of Gaza's Casualties.

The casualty figures and claims about who qualifies as a civilian come from Hamas-controlled sources. Media outlets like BBC frequently disguise this fact by citing 'health officials' in Gaza, without disclosing that these so-called officials are directly controlled by the genocidal Hamas regime. This manipulation skews the narrative and obscures the true nature of the situation on the ground.

Why the Numbers from Hamas' "Health Ministry" Are Untrustworthy.

When assessing casualty numbers coming out of Gaza, it’s essential to critically evaluate the sources of information—especially when those sources have a known political agenda. In the case of the Gaza Health Ministry, which operates under Hamas, the numbers provided are far from reliable. Here are some key reasons why we must question the narrative they put forward:

1. Even the UN Has Already Rejected Hamas' Claims.

Initially, the United Nations accepted Hamas' figures regarding civilian casualties. However, they were forced to issue a clarification, admitting that the numbers claimed by Hamas—especially regarding the proportion of women and children among the dead—were inflated. According to the UN’s own revision, women and children made up about a third of the casualties, not the majority as was originally reported. 2. Academic Research Discredits Hamas' Casualty Reports.

A study by an expert from the University of Pennsylvania, published in Tablet Magazine, found that Hamas' casualty reports were highly exaggerated. The study showed that the actual ratio of combatants to civilians killed was close to 1:1. This data contradicts the narrative that Gaza’s casualties are mostly civilians, a myth perpetuated by Hamas and amplified by international media. This study is not an isolated one—other analyses have also raised doubts about the reliability of the figures released by the Hamas-run Health Ministry. 3. The Washington Institute Weighs In.

The Washington Institute, a respected American think tank, has also expressed skepticism about the casualty numbers provided by Hamas. Their analysis argues that these figures lack credibility and appear to be deliberately distorted to frame Israel's actions as an indiscriminate attack on Gaza's civilian population. According to the study, the distortion of casualty figures has created a false narrative of widespread civilian slaughter. 4. A New Statistical Analysis Challenges Hamas' Numbers.

A deeper dive into casualty data, led by data analyst Mark Zlochin, has further undermined Hamas' claims. In a detailed analysis published in the Telegraph, Zlochin focused on the deaths of 150 UNRWA workers during the war. He found that 62% of those killed were men, despite men comprising only 41% of the UNRWA workforce in Gaza. This statistic suggests that many UNRWA workers were fighting for Hamas, which explains why men—who were more likely to be combatants—had a higher death rate. This sharply contradicts the claim that women and children were the predominant victims of Israeli actions. Furthermore, Zlochin’s analysis estimates that around 18,000 people have died in Gaza—far fewer than Hamas' inflated figure of 32,000. When compared with data from the UN, which has reported that women and children account for less than 40% of the casualties, the disparity becomes even more apparent.

5. The Myth of the "10,000 Missing".

Perhaps the most egregious example of Hamas’ manipulation of data is the “10,000 missing” claim. Despite no new evidence emerging over the course of four months, the number of missing persons in Gaza has remained exactly at 10,000. This number, based solely on Hamas' reports, is treated as fact by the UN and the media. Yet, no one can provide names, nor can anyone verify the methodology used to arrive at this number. For months, the world has been told that 10,000 people are buried under the rubble—but no one has been found. This statistic is fabricated to create a sense of urgency and desperation, fueling anti-Israel sentiment. These false and misleading figures play into a larger narrative designed to demonize Israel and garner international sympathy for Hamas. But the evidence is clear: the casualty numbers from Gaza are not only unreliable, but they are also intentionally manipulated for political purposes. When reporting on this conflict, it is critical to question the source of the data and recognize that Hamas’ narrative should not be accepted at face value.

6. Study Reveals Hamas Manipulated Civilian Death Toll in Gaza Conflict for Propaganda, with Media Uncritically Repeating Claims. "Study by the Henry Jackson Society think tank finds the number of civilians reported killed in the Gaza conflict has been manipulated by Hamas-run authorities in Gaza for propaganda purposes, with international media often repeating the claims without scrutiny."

Revealing Admission: 80% of Gaza Fatalities Are Hamas Fighters or Their Families.

A startling admission from [inside] Hamas in late 2024 revealed that approximately 80% of Gaza’s fatalities are either Hamas militants or their family members. This stark statistic underscores the immense human toll of the conflict, where non-combatants often bear the brunt of violence, and raises questions about the true nature of casualties in warzones where militant groups are deeply embedded within civilian populations.

COGAT

COGAT, Israel's Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, plays a critical role in facilitating humanitarian aid to Gaza, delivering thousands of trucks of food, medical supplies, and essentials despite Hamas's terrorism and UN failures.

Since May 2025, COGAT has overseen over 10,000 aid trucks, innovative merchant import systems, and the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation to bypass Hamas's looting. The UN, particularly UNRWA, obstructs aid distribution, with evidence of 600 undelivered trucks and Hamas infiltration in its ranks. Hamas's crimes— from the October 7, 2023, massacre to stealing 88% of UN aid trucks—fuel Gaza's suffering, using civilians as shields and propaganda tools. Israel, through COGAT, remains committed to Palestinian welfare, exposing UN complicity and Hamas atrocities while offering a path to a terror-free Gaza.

TheGazaYouDontSee.

'Imshin' (Jacqui Peleg) is a social media commentator known for monitoring and curating videos from Gaza, offering a counter-narrative to mainstream portrayals.

1. What She Shows. (#TheGazaYouDontSee): She shares content showing everyday life in Gaza — luxury shopping, well-stocked stores, social events — to challenge widespread images of constant suffering and poverty. She 'paints a vivid picture of Gazan society through the eyes of the people themselves.'

2. Exposes Hamas Control: Imshin uses Gazans' own content to highlight how Hamas diverts aid, controls resources, and maintains political and economic dominance in Gaza.

3. Transparency & Sourcing: She includes timestamps and source links, underscoring credibility and relying on primary material from Gazans themselves.

4. Platforms & Reach: Active mainly on X (Twitter) [x.com/imshin] with 90K+ followers, also on YouTube, and has featured on pro-Israel platforms like "Jonny Gould’s Jewish State".

5. Goal: Goal: to provide a more balanced — view of Gaza, focusing on life under Hamas and challenging simplified victim narratives.

Debunking the Genocide Myth: Before and After October 7

If any party in this conflict warrants accusations of genocidal intent, it is Hamas, a terrorist organization that explicitly calls for the annihilation of the Jewish people. It is not mere rhetoric but a foundational principle enshrined in Hamas’s 1988 charter, which calls for the destruction of Israel and frames the elimination of Jews as a religious duty. The chant “from the river to the sea” is a thinly veiled call for the eradication of Jews from their ancestral homeland, a goal Hamas pursued with chilling clarity on October 7, 2023, during its barbaric assault on Israeli civilians.

On that day, Hamas terrorists executed a meticulously planned massacre, targeting Jewish men, women, and children with unimaginable brutality. Members of Hamas’s Nukhba unit later admitted their orders were to kill as many Jews as possible, sparing no one. The horrific events of October 7, 2023, where Hamas deliberately massacred civilians, laid bare their genocidal objectives in the most brutal manner. Admitted by Nukhba butchers that the plan was to murder as many Jews as possible.

An ancient Jewish proverb -- based on Prov. 27:19 -- states, “What you harbor in your heart for your neighbor, you assume they harbor for you.” The baseless accusation of Israeli genocide stems directly from Hamas’s own aspirations to destroy the Jewish state. These seeds of hatred were sown long ago, notably during the British Mandate period when Nazi propaganda, led by Adolf Hitler, infiltrated Arab communities in Palestine, fanning the flames of anti-Jewish sentiment even further which were already in place especially since April 1920 with chants of "we will drink the blood of the Jews," and "adbakh al yahud" [kill the Jews]. On October 7, 2023, this toxic ideology bore its deadliest fruit since the Holocaust, resulting in a barbaric assault on Jewish lives. In its immediate aftermath, a wave of "swastika Palestine" symbolism sprung up in support of Hamas, particularly among some Arab immigrants and Arab Muslim students in the West, further amplifying this toxic ideology through public displays of anti-Semitic imagery.

Efforts to falsely paint Israel as genocidal were in motion well before October 7. Almost two years before Oct 7, a writer asked: "The genocide lie: Why do Israel’s critics keep repeating it? (- after a Muslim student from Yemen confronted Kamala Harris). As early as beginning of April 2023, a prominent scholar of anti-Semitism [in a post: 'The groundwork is being laid to accuse Israel of genocide'], warned that academic circles were laying the groundwork to accuse Israel of genocide—months before Hamas’s attack. This preemptive narrative was not a reaction to events but a calculated strategy to vilify Israel.

As the war unfolded, the genocide accusation gained traction, fueled by a propaganda machine that was already operating at full throttle before the conflict escalated. A quick search on X reveals posts from the very day of the October 7 attack—while Hamas terrorists were still rampaging through Israeli communities—falsely accusing Israel of genocide. This swift dissemination of lies underscores the premeditated nature of the campaign to defame Israel, deflecting attention from Hamas’s own atrocities. Some two weeks post Oct 7, the NGO Monitor published: "NGO Atrocity Inversion: False Accusations of Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing to Distract from Hamas Massacre."

Mahmoud Abbas' (PA) "genocide" propaganda in 2014

Lawyer & Historian (July/2025): Why was the “moderate” Mahmoud Abbas accusing Israel of genocide at the UN … on September 26, 2014?! That was 11 years ago - long before the post-October 7 War. It’s simple, to Abbas and his ilk, it’s Israel’s very existence that is a “genocide.”

Truth Over Propaganda: No to Genocide Lies. The buzzwords. Exposing the Tactics: Accusations First, Altered Facts Later.

The Reality Behind 'Apartheid' and 'Pallywood' Lies. The so-called "genocide" narrative is a baseless lie—fabricated from the outset to delegitimize Israel and distort the facts.

Terms like “apartheid” and “genocide” are weaponized buzzwords, used to mislead the world and manipulate public perception. Enter Pallyweid: a strategy designed to stage media narratives and create false images in order to generate sympathy for a cause built on lies.

The 'apartheid' slur was first propagated by Ahmad Shukeiri, a deeply hateful figure and Nazi sympathizer who not only supported the regime but also justified the Holocaust months after it occurred. In 1961, Shukeiri introduced the false comparison of Israel to apartheid in order to advance his agenda of hatred. Just a few years later, in 1969, he openly claimed that Palestinian Arabs had cheered and celebrated the Nazis during World War II. His rhetoric reflected a genocidal mindset, underscored by his infamous 1967 prediction that 'none of them will survive.'

(Omar Shakir, an outspoken anti-Israel activist with a long history of advocating against Israel’s right to exist, (explained ln his 2010 israelophobic activism among students, that the "apartheid" accusation will dismantle Israel) and eas expelled from israel over his BDS actvism), used his position at Human Rights Watch to push a biased and misleading narrative in 2021. He notably manipulated the definition of 'apartheid' to fit his agenda, distorting facts and falsely depicting Israel as a monolithic, all-white state, despite its diverse multi-ethnic, multi-color population).

It was never factual, as Israeli governments emphasize equality for all inhabitants, regardless of race or religion, and Arab citizens of Israel have voting rights, representation in parliament (Knesset), and access to institutions—rights denied under actual apartheid These words and phrases—“apartheid,” “genocide”—are nothing more than tools of deception [Pallyweid].

They have been employed for decades to spread lies, distort the truth, and delegitimize Israel. But the facts on the ground tell a different story: Israel has always sought peace, while its enemies have consistently sought its destruction. The lies are not about justice or human rights; they are part of a broader, coordinated effort to erase Israel’s right to exist and rewrite history. We refuse to accept this false narrative.

From A. Shukeiri and Farouk Qaddoumi to F. Albanese: The Use of Factless Buzzwords Like 'Apartheid' and 'Genocide' --'Racism' in between-- to Smear Israel.

In between these two, the Arab League racist campaign to apply the label 'racism' on Zionists [that] began in the 1970s. Racist because it singles out the world's only Jewish state for moral condemnation while ignoring Arab states' own discrimination (e.g., expulsions of 800,000–1,000,000 Jews from Arab countries post-1948).

It was revoked in 1991 (Resolution 46/86) by 111–25, amid the post-Cold War thaw and Madrid Peace Conference.

The 1973 UN resolution linking "apartheid and Zionism" as an "unholy alliance" with South Africa further embedded the buzzword.

The term "apartheid," rooted in South Africa’s system of racial segregation, is misapplied to Israel, where Jews and Arabs share citizenship, legal protections, and public spaces.

Israel’s security measures—such as checkpoints or the West Bank barrier—are driven by the need to counter persistent threats, including terrorism and rocket attacks, not racial ideology. These policies, while restrictive, apply based on geography and security risks, affecting Jews and Arabs alike in high-risk areas. For example, Israeli Arabs, who make up 20% of the population, enjoy voting rights, representation in the Knesset, and access to education and healthcare on par with Jewish citizens. In addition, Arabs often enjoy preferential treatment: in employment, education, prison conditions, land issues.

Alex Hearn, the director of Labour Against Antisemitism:

'The term “genocide” was coined by Jewish lawyer Ralph Lemkin, defining campaigns designed to wipe out entire ethnic groups such as the Nazis did, who murdered 49 members of his family. But using the term as a weapon in a propaganda battle renders it meaningless, unable to provide the protection it was designed for. Vasily Grosman, who witnessed the Nazi death camps and gave one of the earliest accounts, wrote in Life and Fate: “Tell me what you accuse the Jews of – I’ll tell you what you are guilty of”. The massacre on October 7 2023 showed clear genocidal intent by Hamas, who proudly admitted trying to wipe out as many Jews as possible. The genocide accusation against Israel began the same day as this attempted genocide, before there was any Israeli response. But this narrative has deeper historical roots.

The genocide accusation was officially formulated already in 2001 at the UN Conference Against Racism in Durban. Among racist literature showing Jews with big noses and bloody fangs, a coalition of NGOs approved a report declaring Israel guilty of genocide. This campaign is now 24 years old.'

Thus, from A. Shukeiri to F. Albanese: The use of factless buzzwords like 'apartheid,' 'genocide,' and 'racism' are tactics employed to smear Israel and distort its right to defend itself.

These accusations, fueled by Pallywood-style propaganda, form part of a broader campaign known as the 'PR Jihad,' aimed at delegitimizing Israel on the global stage. Such misleading narratives distract from the real issues and overlook the complexities of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, further undermining any prospects for peace. Auto parroting buzzwords as discrediting: pre-determined.

Check out a person or group who has promoted the "genocide" lie against Israel without first propagating the "apartheid" slur. So is the trio Pillay/Sidoti/Kothari, etc., or the likes of ''B'tselem'', who, unlike falsely labeled in media, it is certainly not Israel's leading "human rights" organizations. And yes, so is Omer Bartov, whose "apartheid" rhetoric was used in Washington Post almost 2 months before Oct 7 massacres (8.11.23). (By Ishan Tharoor, a longtime propagandist, who also whitewashed al-Husseini the ex-Mufti's Hitler alliance on Oct 22, 2015).

Pro-Nazis Arab-Palestine & Pallyweid apartheid/genocide propaganda

From the first PLO terror leader Shukeiri, to another PLO leader, Farouk Qaddoumi, who fabricated the "genocide" libel against Israel in 1974. He too, like Shukeiri, openly confessed in 2013 that Arab-Palestinians supported the Nazis. His explanation, that they viewed Zionism as their mutual enemy.

The Role of Propagandists: Francesca Albanese and the UN's Bias.

Meanwhile, some of the most aggressive promoters of the genocide smear are not objective observers at all. Chief among them is Francesca Albanese, the UN’s so-called "Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories."

Albanese’s long history of blatant antisemitism, (condemned in 2022, 2024, etc.) including comparing Israel to Nazi Germany and dismissing the mass rape of Israeli women on October 7, exposes her as a propagandist rather than a neutral expert. Dubbed by various, including human rights expert the modern 'Goebbels.'

She has been peddling genocide narratives against Israel since at least 2014, and in her current UN role, she has weaponized her position to demonize the Jewish state relentlessly—dragging even affiliated UN bodies into her campaign of disinformation. Fun fact: Gaza’s population has grown from 1.1 million in 2000 to over 2 million today.

Not incidentally, at the time in 2014, the hashtags "#Genocide[SIC]InGaza:" and #hitlerwas[SIC]right coincided. As widely publicized, including under title: "Attacking Israel with the genocide lie."

From The ''Simon Wiesenthal Center'' in 2022 when calling to fire antisemite Albanese:

"How Albanese was ever allowed to be appointed to this position is yet another file in the mounting evidence of the systemic prejudice against Israel, and the acceptance of maligning Jews in the UN today.. One can never find Albanese criticizing the Palestinians for failing to accept or offer peace plans. Albanese’s anti-Jewish propaganda is straight from the [Joseph] Goebbels playbook."

The UN’s Structural Bias Against Israel.

Albanese's terrible case is not just about personal bias—it reflects a deeper structural problem: the UN’s long-standing institutional prejudice against Israel. This includes undue influence from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), an Islamic bloc that routinely drives anti-Israel resolutions, and the continued presence of UNRWA, an agency deeply entangled with Hamas. UNRWA has repeatedly been exposed for facilitating and harboring Hamas operatives, effectively giving cover to genocidal terrorists under the UN flag.

In 2024, UN fired expert Alice Nderitu after she says "No Genocide in Gaza" Nderitu said that Israel is fighting a terror organization, not committing genocide– and she was fired for not bowing to the UN's pressure.

Google's co-founder Sergey Brin slammed UN Over 'Genocide' claims: "With all due respect," Brin wrote, "the use of the term 'genocide' in relation to Gaza deeply offends many Jewish people who have suffered from actual genocides. I would also be cautious about citing transparently antisemitic organizations like the UN on such matters.

UN's "Independent" Pillay Commission: An Advocacy Document, Not Objective Reporting. (UNHRC)

The September 2025 so-called "independent" Pillay Commission—based on factual errors—is a complete oxymoron, especially given the long-standing anti-Israel bias of its chair, Navi Pillay. Her 'commission' consisted of three members:

One of them, Miloon Kothari, claimed the “Jewish lobby” controls social media, and Navi Pillay, defended him. Her previous track record, including her actions as head of the 2021 Commission, shows a consistent pattern of skewed narratives that serve political agendas rather than objective fact-finding.

It’s no surprise that she would align herself with figures like Francesca Albanese. This entire Commission’s supposed neutrality is nothing more than a facade, built on a foundation of pre-existing anti-Israel rhetoric.

The following was written by media watchdog CAMERA, in 2022. Almost a year before the Swords of Iron 2023-2025 Gaza war:<br><br>

'Consider that of the four individuals appointed by the UN Human Rights Council to investigate the Jewish state, all four are demonstrably antisemitic.

Francesca Albanese’s conspiracy theory that the “Jewish lobby” has “subjugated” the United States is but the latest discovery in a long line of bigoted and extremist statements. Then there are the three members of the UN “Commission of Inquiry.” Miloon Kothari said the “Jewish lobby” controls social media. Chris Sidoti endorsed the dual loyalty trope and claimed that Jewish advocacy organizations are beholden to the State of Israel; he also claimed that Jews throw accusations of antisemitism around “like rice at a wedding.” The third commissioner, Navi Pillay, has built an entire career of gaslighting Jews over the explosive antisemitism they experienced at the 2001 Durban “Anti-Racism” Conference.' The heavily biased and relying on flawed data, notably the misleading Yuval Avraham/Guardian, falsely assuming that only 8,900 named Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters were killed - just because they were named, ignoring thousands of unidentified combatants.

From the media watchdog on the biased and unfounded "report". Key points include:

- Unsubstantiated Claims: The COI, led by Navi Pillay, is accused of producing a one-sided report that ignores contradictory evidence, relying on unverified Hamas casualty figures and media like Al-Jazeera, while disregarding Hamas’s military actions, including its use of human shields and a vast tunnel network.

- Biased Commission: The COI, established in May 2021 with an open-ended mandate to investigate Israel, is criticized for its partiality. Commissioners Pillay, Miloon Kothari, and Chris Sidoti are accused of anti-Israel bias, with Kothari previously condemned for antisemitic remarks.

- Legal Flaws: The report fails to prove genocidal intent (dolus specialis), a high legal threshold, and misrepresents civilian casualties and urban destruction as evidence of genocide, ignoring the context of urban warfare and Hamas’s tactics.

- Omissions: The report erases Hamas as a belligerent, ignores its hostage-taking and military infrastructure, and portrays Israel as solely responsible for Gaza’s suffering, neglecting Hamas’s role and refusal to release hostages.

- Media Complicity: International media are criticized for amplifying the report without scrutinizing its agenda or factual inaccuracies.

UN Watch’s legal rebuttal, summarized by Salo Aizenberg, points out the report undermines international law and serves as pro-Hamas propaganda disguised as legal analysis.

In ''The UN Didn’t Just Fail, It Became Hamas’s Loudspeaker', writer: -The UN Human Rights Council’s Commission of Inquiry, led by Navi Pillay, has consistently acted as a propaganda tool for Hamas, undermining Israel’s right to self-defense while excusing terrorism. -In October 2023, shortly after Hamas’s brutal massacre of over 1,200 Israelis, including atrocities like rape, mutilation, and murder, the Commission’s report framed Palestinian violence as “armed resistance” provoked by Israel. This euphemism provided political cover for Hamas’s barbarism, ignoring its genocidal intent and actions. -In September 2025, as Israel’s military campaign weakened Hamas, the Commission accused Israel of "genocide" in Gaza, using a subjective “reasonable grounds” standard rather than rigorous legal criteria. This timely report shifted focus from Hamas’s crimes—its charter, October 7 atrocities, and ongoing attacks—to vilify Israel, aligning with Hamas’s need for diplomatic leverage. -The Commission’s reports also feed into South Africa’s "genocide" case against Israel at the ICJ, with Navi Pillay’s narratives shaping international lawfare. This coordinated effort weaponizes the UN’s credibility to delegitimize Israel, excuse Hamas’s terrorism, and erode the principles of justice and international law.

A Jerusalem Post (9.19.25) writer:

"Forget for a moment that this report by the UN Human Rights Council’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including east Jerusalem and Israel, is obscenely flawed. Forget as well that all three members of the “investigating committee” – South Africa’s Navi Pillay, India’s Miloon Kothari, and Australia’s Chris Sidoti – are known for a deep anti-Israel animus. Forget as well that Hamas is barely mentioned. Because in media outlets around the world, none of that matters. The headlines after the report was released this week were similar to this one on CNN: “UN commission says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.” Or, as the headline to an op-ed in The Guardian put it, “Now the UN says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, too. How can Western governments still refuse to act?” In Israel, such UN reports – indeed, most of what the UN says about Israel and the Middle East – are dismissed as hopelessly biased and not worth taking seriously. Abroad, however, it is different. For many people, and in many capitals, the organization still has cachet. So when a headline blares: “UN commission says Israel is committing genocide,” readers – many of whom will not read the article, and even if they do will not discover who wrote the report or on what evidence it was based – will walk away, having glanced at the headline, convinced that Israel is intentionally trying to wipe out the Palestinians of Gaza. Why? Because a UN commission says so, and the UN still carries gravitas. Truth be told, it is not only the UN Commission. The International Association of Genocide Scholars weighed in a week earlier, declaring that Israel is guilty of genocide – though only a third of its members participated in a vote on the matter, some with questionable credentials and with membership granted simply by paying dues.." The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) and Its Lost Credibility.

The International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) has been exposed as a politicized, illegitimate organization, especially following its controversial resolution accusing Israel of genocide. Membership in IAGS surged among Islamists after the October 7 Hamas atrocities, further fueling the group’s anti-Israel bias, using genocidal regime Hamas data. The resolution was passed with only 28% of the membership participating, and without proper debate or dissent, undermining its credibility.

Thus...

Forged in the crucible of Albanese’s antisemitic lies, propped up by Pillay’s corrupt UN commission, and punctuated by the IAGS’s laughable sham, these so-called "genocide" accusations are nothing but Hamas propaganda repackaged to slander Israel. They willfully ignore Israel’s extraordinary measures to minimize civilian harm while combating terrorists who cynically embed themselves in Gaza’s schools, hospitals, and mosques. Not to mention UN's complicity. This isn’t justice; it’s a vile blood libel, weaponizing the term "genocide" to stoke global antisemitism, exploiting the Palestinian cause as a mere pawn in a hateful agenda. Israel stands resolute, a beacon of moral clarity defending its people against unyielding evil, while its accusers wallow in the disgrace of their own bigotry. The Falsehood of the "Genocide" Claim: Propaganda and Misleading Narratives.

The absurd claim by Yuval Avraham, a member of an anti-Israel group whose speech was condemned as antisemitic by even left-wing dominated media in 2024, that because intelligence identified only around 9,000 terrorists, the remaining individuals must be civilians, is as misguided as it is misleading. This baseless assumption was also prominently featured in the propaganda "report."

In reality, many of these full-time terrorists operate with a network of collaborators and supporters—helpers who assist in carrying out attacks, logistics, and recruitment. The situation is far more complex than the simplistic narrative being pushed.

The Humanitarian Crisis: Who Is Really Responsible?

Allegations that Israel is starving Gaza’s population have been firmly debunked. In fact, Hamas is responsible for stealing humanitarian aid and manipulating images to falsely depict Gazans as starving. Even U.S. President Donald Trump, known for not mincing words, noted that "they’re in a war there," emphasizing the devastating reality of conflict rather than any genocidal intent.

Wikipedia's Anti-Israel Bias: A Coordinated Campaign to Distort History. Unveiling Wikipedia's Anti-Israel Agenda: How Coordinated Edits Undermine Truth and Promote Propaganda

Multiple reports, including those from the World Jewish Congress (WJC), Anti-Defamation League (ADL), and independent investigations, reveal a troubling pattern of anti-Israel and antisemitic bias on Wikipedia, particularly in English-language articles related to the Israel-Palestine conflict. Since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, a cadre of editors, some with ties to pro-Palestinian groups like Tech for Palestine and Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, have systematically altered articles to downplay Palestinian violence, delegitimize reliable sources, and promote pro-Hamas narratives. These efforts include:

Coordinated Editing Campaigns: Approximately 30-40 editors, some operating through Discord groups like Tech for Palestine (8,000 members), have been documented making thousands of edits to articles, including those on the Israel-Hamas war and historical figures like Hajj Amin al-Husseini. These edits often remove evidence of Palestinian antisemitism or Hamas’s extremist ideologies, such as its 1988 charter, while portraying Israel as an aggressor.

Manipulation of Sources: Pro-Palestinian editors cite questionable sources like Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor, led by Hamas lobbyist Ramy Abdu, to make unverified claims (e.g., 90% civilian casualties in the Israel-Hamas war). Meanwhile, credible pro-Israel sources like NGO Monitor are labeled as biased or banned, creating a double standard where pro-Palestinian sources are presented as neutral.

Whitewashing Historical Figures: The article on Hajj Amin al-Husseini, a key Palestinian leader with documented Nazi collaboration, has been heavily edited (over 1,000 times by two editors alone) to downplay his antisemitic actions and remove incriminating evidence, such as photos of him touring Nazi concentration camps.

Subtle Propaganda Tactics: Editors introduce biased language, such as labeling Israeli policies with terms like “Bantustans” or “open-air prisons,” and link articles to categories implying unproven Israeli “genocide.” They also falsely tie Zionism to Nazi race science in articles like “Racial conceptions of Jewish identity in Zionism.”

Structural Issues: Wikipedia’s consensus-based editing model allows these biases to persist, as pro-Palestinian editors dominate discussions. The Arbitration Committee has taken limited action, banning eight editors in January 2025, but critics argue it fails to address the broader issue of coordinated bias.

The WJC and ADL warn that Wikipedia’s influence—evidenced by millions of daily visits and its prominence in search engine results—amplifies this bias, shaping public perception and risking real-world consequences, such as rising antisemitism. Proposed solutions include expert reviews of contentious pages, stricter vetting of editors, and policy interventions to enhance transparency and combat disinformation.

Rampant Anti-Israel Media Bias Exposed by Watchdogs

In an era where global media should uphold truth and fairness, outlets like Reuters, AP, The New York Times, WaPo, BBC, and The Guardian have been repeatedly caught peddling blatant anti-Israel propaganda, fueling antisemitism and distorting the facts of Israel's rightful defense against Hamas terrorism. Leading pro-Israel watchdogs are fighting back with irrefutable evidence, proving this bias isn't accidental—it's systemic.

HonestReporting, a frontline defender of journalistic integrity, has unmasked over 20 biased journalists still employed by major networks despite infiltrating Israel during the October 7 massacre, sharing terrorist propaganda, and expressing overt anti-Israel hatred. Their data-driven analyses, including exposés on skewed war coverage that ignores Hamas atrocities while amplifying baseless genocide accusations, reveal how these outlets erode public support for Israel's survival.

CAMERA (Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting and Analysis)** delivers surgical takedowns of fabrications, from BBC's "systematic bias" that misreported ICJ rulings as "plausible genocide" against Israel, to absurd claims by The Economist and al Jazeera about discriminatory traffic lights in Jerusalem. Their reports expose how CNN, USA Today, and others omit Arab rejections of peace offers while obsessing over Israel's self-defense, turning news into a weapon against the Jewish state.

These organizations aren't just critics—they're Israel's media shield, demanding accountability so the world sees the truth: Israel stands resilient against lies and terror. They fight at honestreporting.com and camera.org.

Regarding a poll published by WaPo, (criticized as "Fake Anti-Israel Poll by Fake Jews. People who don't think being Jewish is at all important don't like Israel"), historian Troy points out: I get it. The media pounding is overwhelming. My Essential Guide to October 7 and Its Aftermath compared the 6,656 New York Times articles about the Israel-Hamas War in the nine months after October 7 to merely 80 articles mentioning America’s nine-month battle of Mosul, which killed as many as 40,000 truly innocent, pro-Western civilians.

In Tablet, Zach Goldberg showed that the Times and other media outlets linked the words “Israel” and “genocide” nine times more than their “peak coverage” of the actual, intentional Rwandan genocide.

Our October 7 calendar, however, is filled with too many memorials, and heaven is overflowing with too many fresh angels, to pull punches this week.

BBC's Blatant Bias Against Israel Exposed. Again and Again.

The BBC’s coverage of Israel is a masterclass in journalistic malpractice, consistently twisting narratives to vilify Israel while shielding Hamas. Three damning cases expose the broadcaster’s systemic anti-Israel bias, shoddy editorial standards, and outright betrayal of public trust.

Among recent highlights:

1. BBC ‘censors’ interview with Herzog (Oct/2023). Footage that the UK broadcaster chose to omit, including parts about Churchill, the BBC's conduct and the criticism of Israel.

The “censored” parts included a reference to this criticism, with the interviewer saying, “I don’t want to discuss the objectivity of the BBC,” as well as an emotional response by Herzog to the calls for restraint in the wake of the Hamas terrorist massacre that saw some 1400 Israeli residents murdered on Oct. 7 and several hundred kidnapped. “This is eight times bigger than 9/11—what else do you want us to do?” Naor Ihia, his spokesperson, said: “Something about the way the BBC conducted the interview made me think I should have my own recording of what the president says before someone tries to censor or distort it. … So here are the things the BBC didn’t want the world to hear.”

2. Upside-down reporting on 'medical staff, Arabic speakers in Gaza'. (November/2023)

BBC had to apologize for claim Israel targeted medical staff, Arabic speakers in Gaza. “What we should have said is that IDF forces included medical staff and Arabic speakers for this operation”.

3. Gaza Documentary: Hiding Hamas Ties The BBC’s Gaza: How To Survive A Warzone (February 2025) used a 13-year-old narrator, Abdullah al Yazouri, without disclosing he was the son of Ayman Alyazouri, a Hamas deputy minister. An independent review slammed the production company, Hoyo Films, for concealing this bombshell from the BBC, but the broadcaster’s own team was complicit, failing to conduct basic editorial checks. This wasn’t just a “significant oversight”—it was a deliberate omission that let a Hamas-linked voice shape a narrative about Gaza’s suffering, conveniently sidestepping the terrorist group’s role. The BBC’s failure to vet a child narrator with such ties is not just incompetence; it’s a betrayal of impartiality, painting Israel as the sole villain in a complex conflict.

4. Bob Vylan Glastonbury Controversy (July 2025). The BBC broadcasted a performance by punk-rap duo Bob Vylan at Glastonbury 2025, where the band led chants of “death, death to the IDF” (Israel Defense Forces) and made derogatory comments. The performance was livestreamed on BBC iPlayer, despite the act being pre-identified as one of seven “high risk” performances.

Critics, including UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy and Jewish community members, accused the BBC of anti-Semitism for failing to cut the livestream despite the inflammatory content. Nandy equated the chant to calling for the death of Israeli Jews, a statement that itself drew criticism online. The BBC’s decision to broadcast was seen as reflecting an institutional bias against Israel, with inadequate oversight for a performance flagged as high risk. BBC Response: The BBC was forced to apologized, with Director-General Tim Davie expressing "regret" to Jewish staff and audiences, stating the broadcast was a failure of real-time compliance measures.

- Consequences: Antisemitism 'spiked' day after Bob Vylan Glastonbury chants. Reports of antisemitic occurrences in the UK surged, with a charity highlighting that communities are grappling with "extreme levels of Jew-hatred" Bob Vylan faced a criminal investigation, were dropped from festivals in the UK and France, lost their agent, and had their US visas revoked.

5. Leaked Email: Whitewashing Hamas’s Aid Sabotage. A leaked BBC email (August 2025), exposed the broadcaster’s shameful attempt to manipulate Gaza aid coverage. Staff were instructed to dismiss debates over aid quantities as “irrelevant” and to claim the distribution system “doesn’t work.” This wasn’t neutral reporting—it was a calculated move to obscure Hamas’s well-documented theft and sabotage of aid. By burying these inconvenient truths, the BBC deflects blame from a terrorist organization and heaps it onto Israel, which faces relentless security threats while facilitating aid. This directive is proof of the BBC’s willingness to distort reality to fit an anti-Israel agenda.

6. Panorama’s Selective Slaughter Narrative. The BBC’s Panorama documentary Gaza: Dying for Food (September 2025) falsely pinned most of 1,300 Palestinian deaths near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid centers on the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), leaning on data from the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED) group. Yet, it brazenly ignored ACLED’s own evidence that Hamas gunmen and other Palestinian actors killed aid seekers and workers. Eyewitnesses and GHF reports confirmed Hamas’s violence, including grenade attacks and threats, but the BBC’s Jeremy Bowen [with a long history of Israelophobia, for years] conveniently omitted these facts, peddling a one-sided narrative that demonizes Israel. Relying on Hamas-run Ministry of Health figures without scrutiny further exposes the BBC’s reckless bias, inflating Israel’s culpability while erasing Hamas’s atrocities.

7. October 7 Email Wording (October 2025). On October 7, 2025, the BBC sent an internal email to its news staff marking the two-year anniversary of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks on Israel. The email referred to the attacks as “escalations in the Israel-Gaza conflict” and included an image of Palestinian women and children in Gaza rubble, rather than Israeli victims. - Bias: The wording and imagery were criticized as downplaying the Hamas-led massacre, which killed 1,200 Israelis and took over 200 hostages. Critics, including survivors, Jewish community members, and political figures like Robert Jenrick and Richard Tice, accused the BBC of anti-Israel bias and insensitivity toward Jewish victims, especially on the anniversary of the attacks. The use of “escalation” was seen as equating the Hamas attack with Israel’s response, and the image choice was viewed as prioritizing Palestinian suffering over Israeli trauma. - Perspective: Figures like Danny Cohen (former BBC television director) and Adam Ma’anit (relative of a victim) called the wording “deeply offensive” and indicative of institutional bias. The controversy added to ongoing accusations of anti-Israel sentiment at the BBC, referencing prior incidents like the Bob Vylan broadcast and undisclosed ties in a Gaza documentary.

These cases aren’t isolated slip-ups—they reveal a rotten pattern of anti-Israel prejudice at the BBC. From hiding Hamas connections to suppressing evidence of their crimes, the broadcaster consistently distorts the truth to smear Israel. Director General Tim Davie’s half-hearted apology for the documentary scandal is nowhere near enough. The BBC’s refusal to uphold basic standards of accuracy and impartiality makes it complicit in pushing a narrative that fuels anti-Israel sentiment. It’s time for accountability, not excuses, from a broadcaster that’s lost all claim to credibility.

ACLED? The duo: (Iranian) Ameneh mehvar (Palestinian) Nasser Khdour at ACLED also used such a phrasing "identify only nearly 8,500 militant fatalities." As if this proves all the cest are not. In a 6.10.24 piece on that site they used no less that 23 (!) Haaretz links, a B'tselem and Al Jazeera.

B'tselem

B'Tselem's Insincerity and Propaganda Nature.

B'Tselem, which explicitly states in its own words that it "acts primarily to change Israeli policy in the Occupied Territories," has repeatedly demonstrated a one-sided agenda that prioritizes anti-Israel advocacy over balanced human rights reporting, revealing it as a propaganda tool rather than a sincere watchdog.

- Selective Omission at International Forums: In October 2016, former head Hagai Elad addressed a UN Security Council session initiated by anti-Israel states like Egypt, Malaysia, Venezuela, and Angola, urging "decisive international action" against Israel while completely ignoring Palestinian terror attacks and incitement. This deliberate silence on Palestinian violence underscores B'Tselem's propagandistic focus on demonizing Israel without context.

- Sanitizing Palestinian Antisemitism: In August 2021, Palestinians in Beita burned a swastika inside a Star of David effigy, accompanied by explicit threats like "We want to burn you alive" and comparisons of Israelis to Nazis. B'Tselem board chair Orly Noy dismissed this as non-antisemitic in a Local Call article, framing it instead as villagers "holding up a mirror" to Israeli soldiers and settlers. Such apologetics for overt hatred expose B'Tselem's insincerity in addressing Palestinian extremism, prioritizing narrative manipulation over condemnation.

- Association with Unverified Anti-Israel Claims: Yuli Novak, B'Tselem's CEO, previously led Breaking the Silence (BtS), which was exposed in a 2016 Channel 10 fact-check (reported by CAMERA) for publishing unverified soldier testimonies without adhering to journalistic standards—relying on vague "sources" rather than two eyewitnesses. This pattern of lax verification in anti-Israel allegations highlights B'Tselem's propagandistic approach under Novak's leadership, favoring sensationalism over factual integrity.

- Alliance with Groups Denying Israel's Existence: Through its membership in FIDH, B'Tselem endorsed a December 2023 resolution accusing Israel of "genocide" in Gaza and declaring total political war against the state, effectively denying Israel's right to exist. This affiliation with radical anti-Zionist entities reveals B'Tselem's insincere human rights facade, as it aligns with agendas aimed at Israel's delegitimization rather than impartial advocacy.

- Internal Suppression [such as by Orly Noy] of Balanced Views: In March 2024, B'Tselem fired senior employee Roy Yellin for opposing a statement that legitimized Hamas' October 7 atrocities as "illegitimate resistance" against alleged Israeli apartheid and for insisting on a ceasefire call that protected civilians on both sides. Yellin's lawsuit, as reported by Haaretz and Walla, accused the organization of accusing him of "supporting genocide" for