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Source: https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-856462
Media Blood Libel over Alleged Gaza Aid Shooting
(Jerusalem Post) Editorial - "At least 31 Palestinians killed after Israeli forces open fire near Gaza aid distribution center, Palestinian officials say," screamed the tickers on CNN and most world media on Sunday. There were stories of a "massacre" at one of the aid distribution sites opened by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Any discerning reader would know that "Palestinian officials" is doublespeak for Hamas. That's the same Hamas that perpetrated the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust and precipitated the current war. The response of the GHF, that distributed close to six million meals in its first week of operation, was deemed less credible than the claims of Hamas. The media's irresponsibility in taking the word of a terror organization in order to create a sensational headline isn't just unprofessional, it's dangerous. The world media's tendency to assume that Israel is responsible for any atrocity that Hamas attributes to it is indicative of the coverage of the Gaza war. Most stories about destruction in Gaza now rarely mention the 58 hostages held by Hamas, let alone the Oct. 7 attack.