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Source: https://jcpa.org/the-use-of-wafa-by-the-palestinian-leadership-to-set-the-stage-for-terror/
The Palestinian Authority's WAFA News Agency Sets the Stage for Terror
(Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs) Lt.-Col. (res.) Maurice Hirsch and Margaux Jubin - The Palestinian News & Information Agency (WAFA), initially established by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), acts as the official Palestinian state-run news service. WAFA has persistently encouraged and legitimized violence and incitement against Israel. The Jerusalem Center examined every English-language WAFA publication in July 2025 classified as "Latest news." The study found that 99.9% of WAFA's coverage related to Israel was explicitly negative, spreading false and dangerous narratives. WAFA's incessant campaign of demonization of Israel exposes the sobering reality of how PA media has been weaponized to poison public sentiment regarding Israel, entrenching a baseless narrative rooted in falsehood. The recurring use of inflammatory words such as "genocide," "massacre," and "war crimes" is intentional incitement. The result is a violent culture in which society's grasp of reality is warped by propaganda. Nowhere on its site is there reporting on Palestinian peace efforts or of any initiative aimed at coexistence with Israel. WAFA never criticizes the PA and never mentions the rampant corruption of the Palestinian leadership. WAFA's goal is to ensure that its readers are only exposed to an uninterrupted flow of injustice, victimhood, and rage. Maurice Hirsch, former director of the Military Prosecution in Judea and Samaria, is director of the Palestinian Authority Accountability Initiative at the Jerusalem Center, where Margaux Jubin is an intern.