Hamas terrorists have unquestioned skill at propaganda and disinformation, reporting through its Health Ministry that Israel targeted a hospital killing hundreds of patients. Picked up by wire services, reported on all major print and broadcast outlets, the media doesn’t have a clue whether the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry is anything but more government lies. Israel has been through at least four wars and several uprisings with Hamas for the last 16-years when they seized the Gaza Strip June 24, 2007 by force from the Ramallah, West Bank-based Palestinian Authority [PA]. Showing where the PA stands, 87-year-old leader Mahmoud Abbass cancelled a scheduled meeting with 80-year-old President Joe Biden, traveling to Tel Aviv today to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, then, to meet with Abbas and Jordan’s King Hussein in Amman.
Not one global media outlets knows if the Hamas-controlled Health Ministry reports factual information, often in the past saying Israel targeted hospitals, schools and day care centers in past conflicts. Fake press reports seek to discredit the Israel mission, in this situation to divertt Hamas terrorists for slaughtering 1,400 Israeli citizens, abducting as many as 250 hostages into the Gaza Strip. No one in the press verifies Hamas propaganda, a predictable response in all of Israel’s past wars with Gaaa-based Hamas terrorists. Hamas reports whatever it wants as long as it turns public option away from Israel. Pro-Palestinian protesters around the globe have no problems with Hamas using genocide to advance its political agenda, which is clearly stated as destroying Israel and killing all Jews. Hamas subscribes, like Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to Hitler’s Final Solution.
Like past wars with Hamas, Israel must combat constant Hamas disinformation, something readily disseminated by the media. Hamas doesn’t admit it uses hospitals, schools and day care centers to house military operations. Israel has a tough time of targeting densely populated civilian areas, especially where Hamas embeds itself in civilian areas using ordinary citizens as human shields. So when the press hears about Israeli atrocities, bombing civilian areas, it forgets what happened Oct. 7-8, when Hamas terrorists slaughtered Israeli citizens at a Negev music festival, then moved on to Kibutzes near the Gaza border. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war on Hamas, realizing the massacre was the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust. Netanyahu and his Israeli predecessor vowed after the Holocaust, “Never Again,” now dealing to Hamas genocide.
Hamas thinks Israel brought the atrocities on itself for stealing Palestinian land after Great Britain deeded the British Mandate of Palestine to Jews in 1948. Before Britain received sovereignty from the 1920 Treaty of Sevres after the break up of the Ottoman Empire, the Holy Land was controlled by the Ottomans for 500 years. Egypt received sovereignty of Gaza from the British in 1948 as did Jordan receive control of the West Bank. When six Arab nations, including Palestinians, went to war against Israel Jun. 7, 1967, Israel eventually annexed Gaza and the West Bank as spoils of the Six Day War. So for the 500 years or Ottoman rule, 48-years of British rule of the Holy Land and 20 years of Egyptian rule of Gaza and 20 years of Jordanian rule of the West Bank, Palestinians didn’t riot or go to war. Only when Israel received sovereignty did Palestinians revolt.
Israel knows Gaza very well since they controlled the seaside Mediterranean territory since 1967, after the Six Day War. Israeli Prrime Minister Ariel Sharon gave Gaza to the Palestinian Authority in 2005. Mahmoud Abbas promptly loss control of Gaza to Hamas June 14, 2007, leaving the virulent anti-Israel-anti-Jews group in charge to start unending wars with Israel. Hams never backed any of the U.N. agreements made by PLO Founder and Chairman Yasser Arafat. Araft was reportedly poisoned by Hamas terrorists Nov. 11, 2004, before Israel handed the Gaza Strip to Palestinian Authority. Abbas lives in constant fear, like Arafat, that if he defies Hamas, he’ll wind up the same way as Arafat. So, when Abbas said today he would not meet with Biden, it shows the coercion and intimidation of Hamas terrorists. Abbas and the PA don’t have the resources to battle Hamas.
Hamas cannot be trusted for any factual information about the current war with Israel. In past wars, Hamas would always blame Israel for killing Palestinians civilians, whether it was factual or not. Hamas has made a practice of gaslighting the press, fabricating stories about Israeli atrocities. When it comes to the alleged bombing of a Gazan hospital, Israeli Defense Forces said it was from a stray Hamas rocket. Whatever happened, IDF does not target any facility unless it’s a legitimate target. If Hamas uses a hospital, school or U.N. aid office as a military site, the press doesn’t have a clue. Refusing to meet with Biden, it’s clear that Abbas’ life has been threatened by Hamas terrorists, knowing he must show loyalty to Hamas or end up like Arafat. Reporting on an Israeli strike of a Hamas hostpital, the media jumped the gun swallowing Hamas disinformation and propaganda.
About the Author
John M. Curtis writes politically neutral commentary analyzing spin in national and global news. He’s editor of OnlineColumnist.com and author of Dodging The Bullet and Operation Charisma.
