kifer, .

scratches on wood pulp

[ADL @ADL]

Don't worry, we fixed it for you.

To be clear: It’s possible to condemn the vicious sexual violence perpetrated by Hamas against Israeli women while also being concerned about the wellbeing of Palestinians. These two things are not mutually exclusive.

[kifer, . @ekifer]

@ariel_reuven @DanaGat1 אופקים גם רחוקה יחסית מהגבול עם עזה ואיך שכחו מה קרה שם...

[kifer, . @ekifer]

Houthis and the Blowfish

[Conference of European Rabbis @europeanrabbis]

After WW2 there was a debate about whether to publish the picture of the dehumanized, Jewish corpses, sprawled in open mass graves.
But because it was rightfully predicted that people would start to deny it, it was decided to publish those pictures

Today we're here again

[Yael Bar tur @yaelbt]

This is Shlomo Ron. When Hamas terrorists invaded his home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, this 85-year-old frail man had a plan.

He left his wife, daughters and grandson in the shelter, and went to sit in his living room, waiting for his death. He figured that when terrorists break in they will see him, execute the lonely old man, and move on. He was right.

He’s a hero who sacrificed himself for the people he loves. May be rest in peace.

[Will Cubbison וויל קביסון @wccubbison]

There is this weird disconnect where every Israeli is at most 1 step removed from multiple people who have been killed or kidnapped, and the rest of the world which is talking about this in the exact same way they discussed every other fight between Hamas and Israel

[andrew mark bennett @acandidworld]

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[andrew mark bennett @acandidworld]

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[andrew mark bennett @acandidworld]

Hamas openly says they want to murder civilians.

Israel says they don’t want to hurt civilians.

It’s as simple as that.

[andrew mark bennett @acandidworld]

Hamas openly committed an actual genocide against Jews 11 days ago. These “scholars” CHEERED.

Now that Israel is defending itself against Hamas, suddenly they rediscover their concern for genocide — by Israel against Gaza.

They are antisemites.

[Daniel Rubenstein @paulrubens]

Here's a story for you about how the news industry works.

Earlier tonight, the group that invaded Israel, massacred 1000+ people, burned families to death in their homes, took hostages back to Gaza, and recorded it all with GoPros – this group announced that Israel bombed a hospital in Gaza, killing hundreds.

Then, instead of waiting for more information from the Israeli side, the editors of the world's most important media outlets said to themselves: "This is enough for us. Let's run with it."

Headlines screamed that Israel bombed a hospital. Push notifications were sent to MILLIONS of people.

CNN push: "Hundreds of people may have been killed in an Israeli strike on a Gaza City hospital, according to the Palestinian health ministry"

BBC push: "Hundreds feared dead or injured in Israeli air strike on hospital in Gaza, Palestinian officials say"

NYT push: "At least 500 people were killed by an Israeli airstrike at a Gaza hospital, the Palestinian Health Ministry said"

Do you see what they did there?

They put the dramatic news in the beginning of the sentence and then they cited the source at the end so that the assertion is technically true. The Palestinian Health Ministry DID say that.

The thing is, the Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza is a Hamas institution.

What do you call people who amplify Hamas propaganda not just as news, but as the top news story in the world?

There is no way that a professional military such as the Israel Defense Forces can give an instant answer about a catastrophe in enemy territory during a war. It took around two or three hours for the IDF to share the results of its initial investigation – that the explosion at the hospital was a due to a rocket launched by Islamic Jihad that malfunctioned and crashed back into Gaza. More evidence is coming out as I write this.

The sad fact is that it appears that hundreds of Palestinians are dead at a hospital because terrorists in Gaza tried to fire rockets at Israelis and ended up hitting their own people. It's unbearably stupid and tragic.

None of this is new, unfortunately. Journalists in the Middle East know – they absolutely know – that a significant percentage of Hamas and Islamic Jihad’s rockets misfire and crash into residential areas of Gaza.

I've attached a famous example. This video is from May 2022. It shows a live broadcast of a rocket being launched from a residential area of Gaza. The rocket malfunctions, turns sideways, and crashes into the city. The overexcited broadcaster tries to pretend that nothing unusual happened and asks the camera man to turn away. The video went viral at the time. There are other known instances where this happened.

These rockets are designed to kill people. Don't act surprised when they do.

I say all of this to remind you to treat breaking news from Gaza with caution, even if it's unpopular to do so.

[Malka Simkovich @Malka_Simkovich]

Blaming the Jews for their own murder is the oldest story in the book. But good news - you're not an illiterate serf in medieval England. Stop falling for it.

[Daniella Greenbaum Davis @DGreenbaum]

War is devastating. It’s not an episode of band of brothers. Civilians will die on both sides. The difference is israel is doing everything it can to avoid it. Hamas is gleefully and intentionally raping women murdering children and kidnapping Holocaust survivors.

[Yael Bar tur @yaelbt]

This is the Kutz family: Aviv, Livnat, Rotem, Yonatan & Iftach. On Saturday they planned to fly kites in a kite festival the father Aviv organizes every year near the Gaza fence, as a message of peace to their neighbors.

Their charred bodies were found in the safe room of their burnt down home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, with Aviv’s body wrapped over his family. יהי זכרם ברוך

[Victoria Freeman @v_j_freeman]

What exactly is the proportionate response to the beheading of babies?

[kifer, . @ekifer]

@ArminRosen Not everyone got it wrong, but it is true that nobody listened to those who got it right: https://t.co/eTRcJJl4UP

[andrew mark bennett @acandidworld]

But who could have imagined such a horrifying nightmarish scenario at the time?

Oh right, me: https://t.co/nwDh1X6DAw

[Noam Blum @neontaster]

From a high ranking person at El-Al: Yesterday, a Haredi man arrived at JFK with a $500,000 credit card and paid for the plane tickets for anyone who showed him a reserve duty callup notice. He ended up paying for 250 tickets.

[kifer, . @ekifer]

@acandidworld In the photo, the mayor of Tuba is loading the vehicle with supplies for the soldiers at the front and hugging his uniformed constituents, Bedouin Arab Israelis, goodbye.

[kifer, . @ekifer]

@acandidworld And also among them many are reserve soldiers that got called up and left their loved ones to defend the country.