“Israel is now caught in a trap. It’s being forced to make a diabolical choice between, on the one hand, being placed once again at the mercy of genocidal fanatics on its doorstep and, on the other, being destroyed by world opprobrium.” — Melanie Phillips
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EXPOSING HAMAS AND UN
WATCH: Huckabee: Israel Not Committing Genocide or Starvation in Gaza: JNS staff, JNS, Aug. 3, 2025 — Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on Sunday firmly rejected allegations that Israel is committing genocide or deliberately starving Gaza.
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The War of Moral Inversion Being Waged Through the Western Mind: Melanie Phillips, Substack, Aug. 3, 2025
Gaza Starvation Photos Tell a Thousand Lies: Eitan Fischberger, WSJ, July 30, 2025
Rethinking Objectivity: How Israel Is Framed in Contemporary Media: Dr. Eric R. Mandel, JNS, July 30, 2025
The New York Times Said It Criticized Netanyahu — But It Really Took Aim at Israel: Algemeiner, July 23, 2025
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FOR FURTHER REFERENCE:
Sa’ar Slams Global Media Silence on Hostage Torture: Israel National News, Aug. 4, 2025— Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar rebuked Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and segments of the international community during a press conference on Sunday, accusing the terrorist groups of using the starvation and torture of Israeli hostages as part of a “deliberate and well-planned sadistic propaganda campaign.”
How the Media Breathed New Life into Hamas’s War Effort: Karen Becker, CAMERA, July 28, 2025 — On July 21, Hamas was broke. The Washington Post reported that it could not pay its fighters, or pay “death benefits” to families of slain terrorists. It was in ceasefire talks. A week later, Israel has been forced to create a “humanitarian pause,” that is, a ceasefire, with Hamas giving up nothing in exchange.
NY Times Gives Another Platform to Bartov’s Failed Genocide Arguments: Gilead Ini, CAMERA, July 25, 2025 — Last week, the New York Times published an essay arguing that anti-Hamas rhetoric by Israel’s leaders is proof of genocide. According to author Omer Bartov, for example, Netanyahu’s unremarkable1 2 3 statement that Hamas would pay a price for its Oct 7 massacre is proof of “genocidal intent.” So impressed were editors by this caliber of argumentation that they brought Bartov back for more.
Chikli Slams Piers Morgan Over Hostage Video Remarks: Utterly Disgusting: Israel National News, Aug. 4, 2025 — Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli on Sunday ripped British journalist Piers Morgan, after Morgan appeared to accuse pro-Israel figures of hypocrisy.