All The News Anti-Israel Posters Will Not Read Or Discuss 2

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As we noted at the time:

“BBC editorial guidelines on ‘Material from Third Parties’ state: [emphasis added]

“3.3.13 Material supplied by third parties, including news providers, needs to be treated with appropriate caution, taking account of the reputation of the source.

We should normally only rely on an agency report if it can be substantiated by a BBC correspondent or if it is attributed to a reputable news agency.

We should only use other material supplied by third parties if it is credible and reliable.”

On August 1st the Justice Ministry released its final report.

“An in-depth Justice Ministry report published Monday largely rejected explosive allegations that the Israel Police had used spyware to illegally hack the phones of dozens of private citizens, finding that police acted largely in accordance with the law and did not use such spyware without legal oversight. […]

The 100-page Justice Ministry report released on Monday largely confirms the initial findings it published in February: that police did not hack the phones of most names included on the list published by Calcalist and that it did not act without judicial oversight.

“It was found that there was no indication that allegations that phones were tapped without a warrant were true,” the new report stated.”

To date the BBC has not produced any coverage of that final report and its original article promoting what are now known to be false allegations is still available online in its original form. As we already observed in February, some may call that promotion of fake news.


(full article online)

BBC ignores report refuting allegations it promoted six months ago

Readers may recall that back in early February the BBC produced written and audio reports on the topic of the announcement of an investigation into allegations

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On June 27, 2022, the steering committee of the Negev Forum, comprising senior diplomats from the U.S., Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt, held its first meeting in Bahrain's capital Manama. This forum was established at the Negev Summit, which was held in southern Israel in March 2022, with the participation of the foreign ministers of Israel, Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco, the UAE and the U.S.

The meeting's closing statement notes the member states agreed to increase the cooperation between them, to hold annual meetings at the level of foreign ministers, and to form working groups in the spheres of clean energy, education and coexistence, food and water security, health, regional security and tourism. The participants stressed their commitment to a negotiated resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict "as part of efforts to achieve a just, lasting and comprehensive peace." They also noted that the working committees were meant to promote the wellbeing of the peoples of the region, including through initiatives to strengthen the Palestinian economy and improve the Palestinians' quality of life.[1]

At a press conference following the steering committee's meeting, 'Abdallah bin Ahmad Aal Khalifa, an undersecretary at Bahrain's ministry of foreign affairs, said that the goal of the Negev Forum is to build a regional framework for expanding the cooperation and coordination among the member states.[2] Adding that the forum is open to the participation of additional regional countries, he stressed that it is not a military forum but is intended to promote cooperation between Bahrain, Israel, Morocco, the UAE and the U.S. in order to develop the region. "The six [member] states are jointly committed to taking advantage of the numerous opportunities for cooperation between Israel and its neighbors," he said, "so as to actualize common interests and promote a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that will [enable] attaining a comprehensive peace" and enhancing the quality of life and the wellbeing of the Palestinians.[3]

Against the backdrop of the steering committee's meeting, Bahraini media figure 'Ahdia Ahmed Al-Sayed, formerly the chair of the Bahraini Journalists Association, wrote an article in the Emirati daily Al-Ittihad in which she welcomed the holding of the steering committee's meeting in Bahrain. Al-Sayed, known for supporting peace with Israel, stated that, unlike those who exploit the Palestinian issue, the Negev Forum establishes ties between the Arab countries, Israel and the U.S., aspires to improve the life of the Palestinians and promotes peace between the Palestinians and Israel. Al-Sayed called on more countries to join the forum, so it can constitute the kernel of a strong regional alliance on all levels.

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Senior Bahraini Journalist: The American-Israeli-Arab Negev Forum Promotes The Best Solutions For The Palestinian Issue; I Hope More Countries Will Join It

The steering committee of the Negev Forum, comprising senior diplomats from the U.S., Israel, the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Egypt, held on June 27, 2022, its first meeting in Bahrain's capital Manama.

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Israel's new Gaza approach doesn't ensure long-term calm

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Arab report: the arrest of the head of Islamic Jihad in Samaria

Notice Farsi speech in the background,
at the beginning of the video.

 

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Park Hotel Mass Murderer, Earns Master’s Degree in prison​

Abbas al-Sayed, who sent the suicide bomber that killed 30 Jews on a Seder night,
in the Park Hotel in Netanya, and carried out the Sharon mall attack killing 35,
with hundreds wounded - finished his master's degree in the Israeli prison.

האחראי לפיגוע ההתאבדות במלון פארק סיים תואר שני בכלא הישראלי

עבאס אל-סייד ששלח את המחבל המתאבד שהתפוצץ ורצח 30 יהודים במלון פארק בנתניה סיים את לימודי התואר השני בכלא. משב"ס נמסר: ''אסירים ביטחוניים אינם לומדים לימודים אקדמיים בבתי הכלא כבר מעל עשור''.

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PA raises salary for terrorists who killed 9 at Hebrew U

The 14.29% raise in the salaries of four terrorists coincided with the 20th anniversary of the bombing, which took place on Sunday.

www.jpost.com

 

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Islamic Jihad is ecstatic this morning at the legitimacy given to it after a visit from a UN official to the house of its West Bank leader in Jenin.

Jody Barrett, Chief Regional Affairs Unit of the UN Special Coordinator's Office in Jerusalem, visited the home of the family of the terrorist leader Sheikh Bassam Al-Saadi in the Jenin camp this morning.

Al-Saadi was arrested by Israeli security forces this past week.

The delegation was received by family members, leading figures in Islamic Jihad, and Fatah figures.

The media office of the Islamic Jihad stated in a press release after the visit:

The United Nations delegate listened to the painful details of what happened to Sheikh Bassam Al-Saadi at the hands of the occupation forces at the moment of his arrest, dragging and assaulting him and his family members in a brutal and barbaric manner. Mrs. Nawal Al-Saadi spoke about the details of this event and the moments of terror that they experienced at the moment of the storming.

The United Nations representative, Jody Barrett, expressed her strong disapproval and sympathy with the family of Sheikh Bassam Al-Saadi, after hearing the details of the attack.

As the leader of Islamic Jihad in the West Bank, al-Saadi was almost certainly responsible for at least some of the terror attacks in Israel this past spring. Israel had been trying to arrest him for months.

A UN visit to his home is nothing less than support of murdering Jews. It is certainly being reported that way in Palestinian media.

UN official visits Islamic Jihad terror leader's house in Jenin, legitimizing murdering Jews

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Every time a war breaks out in Gaza, the media gets it wrong. Spectacularly wrong.

I described many of them in 2021; here is an updated version of that post.

A large percentage of Gaza rockets fall in Gaza, and many Gazans are killed because of them. I've documented this for years. I've shown how Hamas' own videos show rockets falling short.

When a family is killed in Gaza, it is very rare that it is an IDF mistake. Most of the time it is because a terrorist operative is in the house - either because he is a member of the family, sometimes it seems because he is using them as human shields. Other times it is because of Hamas rockets falling short. Sometimes it is because the IDF targeted a legitimate target that had a larger cache of explosives than was thought and it caused far more collateral damage than expected.

Hamas and Islamic Jihad hides the names of most of those killed. They do this to make it look like a larger percentage of the dead are civilians - and they did it in previous wars, too.

Speaking of, the Gaza Health Ministry and the "human rights" NGOs in Gaza (PCHR and Al Mezan) downplay any mention of terrorist casualties and often call terrorists "civilians" when they report the circumstances of those who have died. (Amnesty's obscenely dishonest "Gaza Platform" with statistics from the 2014 war relied on PCHR's initial reports, and as a result it lists more "civilians" than even the UN does. They know they are lying, I've let them know enough times, and they refuse to correct it.)

The media still has no idea what "proportionality" means in the context of international law. They make scorecards of how many have been killed on both sides as if the results are supposed to be "fair," implying that if only more Jews would be killed, then they can all be happy.

The media (and human rights groups) also don't understand the principle of distinction, pretending that it means that Israel cannot bomb a high value target if there are civilians around. It can, under proper circumstances.

Then again, the media is also part of the problem. Hamas has almost complete control over the media in Gaza. Citizens who speak freely to media know that they will be punished. Everyone sticks to the Hamas-approved script. International reporters know that they will be kicked out if they say anything not to Hamas' liking. Yet the media hardly ever mentions this, giving a false impression that their reporting is objective.

The media will also ignore most of Hamas' war crimes. Using ambulances or "press" credentials to transport weapons, using Gazans as human shields, using mosques as weapons depots, shooting from schools- - I once counted 19 different war crimes that Hamas has done in the Gaza wars, but "human rights groups" somehow only notice and denounce one.

Some other must-read background that will make you more knowledgeable than the most presigious journalists from the New York Times, the BBC and CNN:

Israel's success in keeping civilian casualties to a minimum in an urban war zone where the military targets are purposefully placed among civilians is unparalleled.

The decisions as to what Israel targets in Gaza is detailed, lengthy and adheres to international law. The media and Israel haters portray Israel as a spoiled baby who lashes out at anything that moves and I've never seen a serious mainstream media article that describes anything close to the reality that military experts understand.

If the media would miss one or two of these topics, there wouldn't be a problem. They are in the job of simplifying things for readers. But they consistently get basic things wrong, and always in the direction of making Israel look bad.

It is no accident.

Must-read: What the media always gets wrong when there is fighting in Gaza

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The American Zionist Movement was given special consultative NGO status at the UN Economic and Social Council on Wednesday, according to a news release.

AZM President Deborah Isaac wrote that the designation gives it an advisory role to the council, and will give AZM a platform “from which to move the discussion of Zionism and support for Israel in the UN from a negative to a positive.”

The movement is made up of 41 national Jewish Zionist organizations working across the political spectrum to link the American Jewish community in support of Israel, Zionism and the Jewish people. The status will allow AZM to participate in UN events and debates, as well as hold its own activities within the framework of the world body.

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan called the news an important achievement, adding that AZM will be a force multiplier for Israel in the international arena.

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American Zionist Movement Given Special Advisory Status at United Nations

The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) chamber. in New York City. Photo: MusikAnimal via Wikimedia Commons. JNS.org – …

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A Jewish expat in Dubai is embarking on a 20-day road trip from the UAE to Israel and back with pit stops in four Arab countries to promote peace and innovation.

Tech innovator Bruce Gurfein, 45, will start his journey from Burj Al Arab in Dubai on Sunday, August 7, and travel through Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestine and Israel before returning to Dubai on August 26.

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Dubai: Jewish expat to drive from UAE to Israel, promote peace and innovation

The 9,000-km trip is the first step towards launching a regional accelerator programme for food and desert tech start-ups in the region

www.khaleejtimes.com

 

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While The Guardian attempts to use these testimonies to disparage the Israeli administration in the West Bank, they are actually painting a picture of a normal bureaucracy that is commonly found in democratic countries.

In many countries, the processing of a large number of applications by a bureaucrat can be both mind-numbingly boring and reduce the people behind the applications to mere numbers on a page. None of this, however, is a direct indictment of the system that created the bureaucratic process.

Similarly, the fact that a lowly soldier can access personal information on their computer is not unique to the Israeli administration in the West Bank. Indeed, in many Western democracies, police officers, customs agents, and other government officials all have the ability to access certain parts of an individual’s personal information.

A major flaw in Bethan McKernan’s piece is that she fails to give the reader proper context regarding many of the claims made throughout the article.

For instance, she refers to “arbitrary or baseless blocks on goods allowed in and out of Gaza.”

However, McKernan fails to inform the reader that the only restrictions on goods going into Gaza are those deemed by the Israeli authorities to be “double-use,” referring to goods that can be used for military purposes by the US-designated Hamas terrorist organization.

Even the report by the highly contentious Israeli NGO Breaking The Silence — upon which part of this article is based — does not paint a picture of “arbitrary” or “baseless” blocks on goods, but rather refers to the ever-changing regulations as to what can be considered “double-use.”

Similarly, McKernan claims that the Breaking The Silence report showcases “the considerable influence of Israel’s illegal settler movement on the Civil Administration’s decision-making processes.”

While this may paint a nefarious picture of the Israeli administration being unduly controlled by a supposed “illegal” movement, the “influence” that she is referring to, as detailed in the Breaking The Silence report, is mainly the accession of the Civil Administration to requests by Jewish communities for the development of infrastructure as well as cooperation between these communities and the IDF regarding security in the region.

Aside from the above-mentioned issues, the main problem with McKernan’s article is that it presents a terribly one-sided and skewed portrayal of COGAT and the Civil Administration in the West Bank, reading more like a hit piece than a balanced piece of journalism.

At no point does this piece feature a response from COGAT, the Civil Administration, or any former soldiers who present an alternative narrative to that presented in this article. This last point is particularly troublesome as it leaves the impression that, upon completing their service, many ex-COGAT soldiers are dissatisfied with what they did as part of the Civil Administration.

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Portrayal of Israel’s ‘Bureaucratic Power’ Over the Palestinians Is a Lie

Ceremony in Tel Aviv granting the Israeli Standards Mark to four Palestinian factories in the West Bank on Nov. 28, …

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The following are remarks by Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Operation Breaking Dawn, an IDF mission launched on Friday against Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip:

“Approximately four hours ago, the Israel Defense Forces, in cooperation with the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), struck Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza. Among those killed were Taysir al-Jabari, one of the two most senior commanders in Islamic Jihad, as well as a cell preparing to launch an anti-tank missile attack against Israel.

The directive the security forces received from us was clear: Israel will not sit idly by when there are those who are trying to harm its civilians. This government has a zero tolerance policy for any attempted attacks—of any kind—from Gaza towards Israeli territory.

Terrorist organizations will not set the agenda in the area adjacent to Gaza, we will not tolerate any threat against our civilians. I thank Defense Minister Benny Gantz, the IDF and its commanders led by Chief of General Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi, and the ISA led by Ronen Bar, for the quality of their intelligence and for their precise execution.

At the same time, we won’t accept any ultimatums regarding the operations of the IDF and the security forces, including on other fronts. Everyone who needs to be arrested, will be arrested. Any attempt to harm civilians or soldiers will be met with a harsh response.

Today’s activity in Gaza was against concrete threats which disrupted daily routine in southern Israel. Israel isn’t interested in a wider conflict in Gaza, but will not shy away from one either.

I call on everyone to obey directives in the coming days. I have faith in the Israeli public, and I’m sure they will give full backing to our security establishment. However long it may take, we will eliminate the threat to our citizens.

The people of Israel are strong, they understand the importance of deterrence, they stand with the residents of the south. Our security forces are prepared with a set of powerful responses to any attack.

We will face the enemy with strength, together.

A word for the international media: Israel carried out a precise counter-terror operation against an immediate threat.

Our fight is not with the people of Gaza.

Islamic Jihad is an Iranian proxy that wants to destroy the State of Israel and kill innocent Israelis. The head of Islamic Jihad is in Tehran as we speak.

We will do whatever it takes to defend our people.”

Full text of Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s comments on Gaza military operation

“Our fight is not with the people of Gaza. Islamic Jihad is an Iranian proxy that wants to destroy the State of Israel and kill innocent Israelis. The head of Islamic Jihad is in Tehran as we speak.”

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