Israel’s propaganda war
May 25, 2021
On May 14, the official Twitter account of the Israeli military tweeted a “pop quiz” video, inviting viewers to “imagine” that they themselves were the Israeli armed forces deciding what to do in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. The answer options were: “A. Nothing[.] Allow terrorists to destroy Israeli cities,” or “B. Target the terrorists who fire the rockets.”
According to the military, there was “only one right answer”: option B. In reality, a more accurate answer would have been something like: “C. Bomb Gaza to smithereens and massacre entire Palestinian families in ‘response’ to rockets that are not even capable of destroying Israeli cities – and that are only being fired at Israel because Israel has spent the past 73 years massacring and otherwise tormenting Palestinians.”
billion of military aid every year. so, we are basically paying for the israelis to bomb gaza, then pay for palestinians to rebuild it. makes no sense. same with the saudis. we sell weapons to saudi arabia, then we send humanitarian aid money to yemen. here s a thought. maybe we should stop arming and funding foreign militaries, and in the case of gaza, one of the most densely populated strips of land on earth. maybe we wouldn t have to spend so much on aiding people if we didn t spend so much on arming people. [ buzzer ] former president trump is calling the investigation into his organization a witch hunt. it s not the first time he has used that phrase. this investigation may end quite differently. we ll get into it, next. crafted by lexus. we re good. the remarkable gx and lx. get 0.9% apr financing on the 2021 gx 460. experience amazing, at your lexus dealer. i ve got the brains you ve got the looks
calling the 60-second rant. start the clock. i don t know about you. there s something about our foreign policy i cannot get my head around. thursday after israel and hamas announced the ceasefire, president joe biden announced he would be sending u.s. aid to help rebuild gaza where 2,000 residential units were destroyed, 80,000 people displaced from their homes. from 11 straight days of israeli bombardment made in america, funded by america. so, we are basically paying for the israelis to bomb gaza, then pay for palestinians to rebuild it. makes no sense. same with the saudis. we sell weapons to saudi arabian, then we send humanitarian aid money to yemen. here s a thought. maybe we should stop arming and funding foreign militaries, and in the case of gauzea one of the most densely populated strips.
Jala tower building housing AP, Al Jazeera offices collapses after it was hit by Israeli missiles in Gaza city on May 15, 2021 [File: Mohammed Salem/Reuters]
On May 14, the official Twitter account of the Israeli military tweeted a “pop quiz” video, inviting viewers to “imagine” that they themselves were the Israeli armed forces deciding what to do in response to rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. The answer options were: “A. Nothing[.] Allow terrorists to destroy Israeli cities,” or “B. Target the terrorists who fire the rockets.”
According to the military, there was “only one right answer”: option B. In reality, a more accurate answer would have been something like: “C. Bomb Gaza to smithereens and massacre entire Palestinian families in ‘response’ to rockets that are not even capable of destroying Israeli cities – and that are only being fired at Israel because Israel has spent the past 73 years massacring and otherwise tormenting Palestinians.”