Ohad Zemet
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#Diplomat , Director of the Department for Jordan, Syria, & Lebanon affairs. Former Spox. of @IsraelinUK , and in @IsraelinEgypt . Passionate about Israeli sport
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Hey
@BBCNews
, Just to clarify, the Palestinians were killed after firing on IDF soldiers and Israelis while walking with their children in the street. Why is it so hard to say that in yesterday's terror attack a Palestinian was the aggressor & Israelis the victims?
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Yesterday they burned Israeli flags today they call to Kill Jews.
Hear for yourself👇
#ISISinLondon
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As a diplomat, whose previous posting was in Egypt, I can say that this moving video is proof of how the
#MiddleEast
is changing. Egyptian President
@AlsisiOfficial
going over to speak with Energy Minister
@KElharrar
at
@egypsofficial
in
#Cairo
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@GretaThunberg
You are probably also completely unaware of the atrocities committed by
#HamasISIS
on October 7th. You probably also completely unaware of
#HamasISIS
charter calling for the destruction of Israel. Or the tens of children kidnapped by
#Hamas_is_ISIS
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Great to see the
#bbcolympics
commentator so excited. What a wonderful routine by Artem Dolgopyat and a first ever medal in
#gymnastics
. Hard work and dedication pays off . You are a model for every Israeli child 🇮🇱🥇
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We are all saddened by the death of Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin today. Israel called for a joint investigation to understand the events.
Watch as forensic doctor, Rayan Al-Ali, points out that it cannot be determined who is responsible for her death before a full investigation.
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Apparently for
#AlJazeera
(
@AJEnglish
) every visibly looking Jew is a settler, from anywhere in Israel. This is Qatari state-controlled media espousing antisemitic views. This is not journalism.
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👉
@AP
: “Misfired rockets may have killed over a dozen in Gaza ... No one in Gaza was willing to talk about them” well... Perhaps bc the people in
#Gaza
are terrified of the
#Palestinian
#IslamicJihad
firing these rockets? That’s why brave journalists must speak the truth
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Unbelievable headline by the
@guardian
portraying a ramming attack as an execution.
Would you use the same headline if the same act had happened in Europe or the UK?
Why do you want people to think that Israeli police officers are evil and capable of execution?
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I asked why UK media failed to report
#IslamicJihad
killing kids in
#Gaza
? Seems the
#Hamas
terror regime in Gaza formally “ordered” their journalists “not to report on Gazans killed by misfired Palestinian rockets” & “to blame Israel”.
Yet, UK Media fails to reports this order!
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“tell me who your friends are, and I will tell you what you are.”👇
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Why is it that when
#IslamicJihad
is killing Palestinian children in
#Gaza
, UK media outlets are silent?
Don't you think it's important to report on how Palestinian terrorists harm
#Palestinians
? It seems it's only when
#Israel
is responsible that
#PalestinianLivesMatter
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Pandemics have no borders. Israel wants to see the Palestinian population vaccinated as soon as possible. This should be done with cooperation, not coercion.
See my answer to the lazy critics in my letter to the
@FT
👇
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Hi
@BBCNews
, your unique choice of words on Israel is utterly shameful. You "couldn't independently verify" "Israel's claim" that a Palestinian misfire killed children in
#Jabalia
.
I wonder if you were able to independently verify the claims of the
#IslamicJihad
that it wasn’t?
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How many senior female Arab judges there are in the Middle East?
Osila Abu Assad from Nazareth is the first female Arab judge appointed to an Israeli district court.
The Israeli Judicial Selection Committee appointed six Arab judges and jurists to prominent positions this week, half of them women.
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It is always the same story in the
@guardian
. Palestinians are always passive whilst Israel is to blame.
How would you suggest a country deal with a radical jihadi organisation that use holy places to incite violence and fires rockets at its citizens?
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I am so lucky to have married into the Jewish Moroccan community! Here's a taste of the amazing celebration to mark the end of Passover the
#Mimouna
- a festival of music, sweets, neighbourly relationships, happiness and prosperity.
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The Jewish New Year is a time of new beginnings, and I am proud to announce that I am starting a new role as the Director of the Department for Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I look forward to working with colleagues, friends, and neighbors…
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A
@TelAvivUni
study, covered by
@BBCNews
, reported a global rise in
#antisemitism
. The study notes that social media plays "an exceptionally alarming role" in the rise. I must share my thoughts on how misleading headlines on the ISR-PAL conflict inflame antisemitism... 🧵(1/10)
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@PalMissionUK
@hzomlot
So you suggest that LGBTQ rights are as important to you too. If so, why won't you say this openly?
🧐 We in Israel are proud to have two LGBTQ ministers in our newly elected government. BTW Picture in your tweet from the Jerusalem Pride Parade.
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Here's a traitor to diversity, religious tolerance & journalism. This is what Israeli Jews & Arabs mean when we say ignorant non-Israelis spread hate in trying to divide us! It's outrageous that 🇬🇧 media employs such hateful individuals.
#RamadanKareem
to all my Muslim friends.
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Journalists love to cover Israel. It's easy,safe and cheap. It also rests on our collective religious and historical memory. We should be aware of that when seeing the extensive reporting of just one of many conflicts in the world. See my
@JewishChron
OpEd
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Ok
@guardian
, that's some progress. You've added in small letters that the aggressors were Palestinian. Now, let's see if you can acknowledge the victims were ISRAELIS. You can do it. After all, it's reporting the facts to your readers.
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Hey
@MailOnline
! After an initial deceiving headline, this is your headline while attaching the video that shows the manic stabbing of inoccent bystanders. What is wrong with you?
Just for reference see your headline on the
#londonbridge
terrorist attack
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It seems impossible for the
@guardian
to give the facts when Israelis are victims & Palestinians are aggressors (never the case when it’s the other way round, though). Y'day, Palestinian attackers murdered innocent Israelis in Elad with an axe. WHY is it so HARD to report FACTS?
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“This blindspot over coverage of the Palestinian violence is not only denying people from knowing the truth but contributes to blocking any path forward to improving the lives of Israelis & Palestinians and bringing this conflict to an end.” Read my OpEd in today’s
@JewishChron
👇
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I personally offered the
@BBCArabic
to hire journalists from more diverse backgrounds. There are so many Israelis and Jews from Arab origin. You can guess what was their answer… and the result of their policy. 👇🏼
#HamasisISIS
@Telegraph
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@Guardian
explains why an Israeli actor is not Middle Eastern enough for the role of Cleopatra. I think they need some history lessons about where the Jews are from and where Israel is located.
@HannaFlint
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If you believe in
#InternationalLaw
and the rules based system, you have to object the singling out of
#Israel
in the
#UNHRC
. Not only in the number of specific resolutions, but also in trying to brand the only democracy in the
#MiddleEast
as its great
#HumanRights
violator.
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Wonderful piece by
@YolandeKnell
and
@BBCNews
showing the real desire by young people from Israel and the UAE to learn about each other.
🇮🇱🤝🇦🇪
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Hezbollah trained thousands of Iranian-backed activists to use disinformation to spread instability and chaos. Social media has no borders.
Hezbollah and Iran are not just a threat to Middle East stability but to everyone.
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Ceasefire in Gaza...
#ISISinLondon
Free Palestine protesters smash up car on High Street Kensington- it’s now kicking off .... police and protesters clashing
#FreePalestine
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"Pinkwashing, greenwashing, vaccinewashing–even a peace agreement with Arab countries receives similar accusations. This is particularly dangerous, implying that Israel is not a state like any other"
See my letter in the
@guardian
today👇
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Very interesting piece by
@realzoestrimpel
in the
@Telegraph
describing Israeli characteristics which contributed to the fast vaccine rollout 👇
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On
#HolocaustMemorialDay
I light a candle in memory of my great grandparents Noah and Rivka and their daughters Feiga and Genia, who were murdered by the Nazis in the woods near the town of Witwica.
#LightTheDarkness
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Hey
@Reuters
, your headline is false & deeply offensive.
The facts: a terrorist shot at innocent people, murdering 2. After a manhunt & only after firing on 🇮🇱 police was the terrorist killed. Hiding the facts is not only bad journalism but inadvertently legitimises terrorism.
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For the people writing the headlines in the
@ObserverUK
and the
@guardian
it is always the same story regardless of the facts. The PA is legally in charge of healthcare to the Palestinians and hasn't asked for help.
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Back in Jerusalem, getting the horrific news during Shabbat. Sadly again the
@BBCWorld
and others, just can’t inform their readers with the facts that Israelis are victims and a Palestinian is the attacker. They are always happy to do it when it is the other way around. Shame!
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Sudan's move to normalise relations with Israel is momentous for our region.
If a country with history of such strong opposition to Israel can choose peace over conflict, others will definitely follow.
🇮🇱🤝🇸🇩
Here is what I have to say 👇
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Hi
@guardian
, I understand it's difficult for you to acknowledge the fact that the rocket was sent from Gaza by Palestinians, but can you tell me why? It's just reporting the facts to your readers: Israel strikes Gaza after PALESTINIANS FIRED rocket at Israel. Just plain facts.
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"He chose this synagogue because Jews control the world, Jews control the media, Jews control the banks"
Who exposed him to this hatred or who hasn't told him such ideas are wrong? Where is the discussion in the UK media on what makes a person believe in such
#Antisemitism
?
@CNN
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4 Israelis were murdered by an ISIS-sympathiser in the city of Beer Sheva,
#Israel
.
Just as in London, terrorism targets our values and way of life.
Notwithstanding the horrible situation in Ukraine, if this happened in any other democratic country, it would be headline news.
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Thank you
@MailOnline
for changing the headline!
Terrorism is exactly the same no matter if it is on the streets of Jerusalem or London.
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I wonder if the Palestinians or any other country in the region are also recognising this day?
@PalMissionUK
@hzomlot
On International Day Against Homophobia,
@IsraelMFA
stands with
#LGBT
community
#NewProfilePic
#LGBTQ
#IDAHOBIT2020
#EqualRights
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Israel & the Palestinians are in a national conflict that should be resolved.
@Amnesty
’s report doesn’t present new facts or add to debate. Its purpose is to deem 🇮🇱 racist, using pseudo-legal arguments to de-legitimise the world's only Jewish state. Shame!
#ConflictIsNotRacism
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2 western countries targeted
#Jihadi
terrorists responsible for the killing of innocent civilians. Yet
@BBCNews
once again chooses to treat 🇮🇱 differently in the headlines & pictures. Just like in the case of
#AlZawahiri
, your readers deserve to know precisely who
#Jabari
is 1/2
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Upsetting to see the UK media ignoring the blunt antisemitic language the terrorist was recorded using during the
#Texas
synagogue attack. Avoiding it just hides the problem. A debate needs to be held on where such
#antisemitism
comes from and how we educate people against it.
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📢Further to the news that
@MarkRegev
will be concluding his posting this summer,
@IsraelinUK
🇮🇱🇬🇧 can confirm that his tenure will finish later this week.
@SharonBarli
will serve as Chargée d’Affaires in the interim until the arrival of a new Ambassador.
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In the last few days, two democratic countries have tried to temporarily balance the health of the population with their constitutional right to protest. Yet the
@Guardian
choose to treat them both in a different manner. Why is Israel treated differently?
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نشرت صحيفة هآرتس تقريرا اشارت فيه الى ارتفاع كبير في عدد سكان شرقي أورشليم القدس من العرب الذين يدرسون في الجامعة العبرية؛ وهذا دليل على أنهم لا يرغبون في مقاطعة إسرائيل ويريدون الحصول على تعليم أفضل لمستقبلهم ولمستقبل أطفالهم
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Share the story of Ofir from my Kibbutz Ramat Rachel kidnapped to Gaza. Please share his story. He is only one of so many children kidnapped by Hamas from their home.
#HamasISIS
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As you probably know, Druze don't fast during Ramadan. This is a photo of Muslim Israeli soldiers in the
@IDF
. Israeli Muslims are an integral part of 🇮🇱society. Perhaps
@MuhamedHeib
,
@ahmadhzoabi
&
@mohammadkabiya
can elaborate on this often-ignored yet crucially important topic
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Any doubts about who is behind the planned attack against civilians and the rockets being fired into
#Israel
?
Iranian outlets report that
#IslamicJihad
SG met today with the leader of the
#Iranian
Revolutionary Guards to show their unified front in their aim to destroy Israel
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What happened this morning was an unprovoked violent riot in coordination with rockets fired from Gaza. Israel is working to calm the situation and has even suspended daily visits to the Temple Mount for non-Muslims. The police will continue to safeguard lives and maintain order.
🔈 REPEAT AFTER ME:
The freedom to pray is guaranteed, the freedom to riot is not.
The freedom to pray is guaranteed, the freedom to riot is not.
The freedom to pray is guaranteed, the freedom to riot is not.
#Jerusalem
#AlAqsa
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Why is
@AmnestyUK
retweeting heavily edited propaganda videos from a Qatari website accused of ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood?
It seems that, for Amnesty, social media traction comes ahead of everything else.
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This is the story of the Canadian/Israeli Vivian Silver a peace activist in
@WomenWagePeace
that was kidnapped into Gaza.
She dedicated her life to peace and cooperation as the head of Negev institute (NISPED).
#HamasisISIS
@JustinTrudeau
@Canada
@AmbCanIsrael
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So we are not up to the
@guardian
's standard 🤔 More interesting is what CP Scott would have thought about The Guardian's shameful coverage of Israel today.
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Now Sportswashing, after pinkwashing, greenwashing, artwashing, sciencewashing, aid-providing washing, diversity-washing, and of course
#AbrahamAccords
washing.
Actually it says a lot about 🇮🇱 values.
Maybe its all about
@jonathanliew
Israel-hatred disguised as criticism-washing
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I am hearing that
#fauda
is coming to Europe, and next season’s plot involves
@lioraz
and the team chasing
#JihadiTerror
groups across Europe and the
#MiddleEast
. Filming starts soon in
#Brussels
.
Picture (Yes)
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Well,
@BBCNews
... again: WHY? Why is it so hard to say that in yesterday's terror attack a Palestinian was the aggressor & Israelis the victims?
Hey
@BBCNews
, Just to clarify, the Palestinians were killed after firing on IDF soldiers and Israelis while walking with their children in the street. Why is it so hard to say that in yesterday's terror attack a Palestinian was the aggressor & Israelis the victims?
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Glad to see in London an interview by
@IsraeliPM
to
@BBCArabic
conducted by an hebrew speaking Egyptian. The relations between
@Israel
and Arab countries are improving. Many in the region understand that Israel is a force for stability and development
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Hi
@BBCNews
, your choice of headlines is shameful. The Israeli athletes in
#Munich
Olympic weren’t “killed” they were brutally kidnapped and murdered by a
#Palestinian
terror organization. You know how to spell Palestinian when you want to.
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It is concerning how some parts of the British media portray a blatant ramming attack on Israeli police officers.
What would the headlines be if such an attack took place in London or Paris and not Israel?
@Independent
@OliviaAlabaster
@SkyNews
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Not all Jews are Israeli & not all Israelis are Jews.
But 🇮🇱 is the world's only ✡️ state and has the largest Jewish community globally. We can't ignore the similarity between the blood libels Jews suffered for decades & the tropes 🇮🇱 suffers from now on social media. 🧵 (9/10)
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This is Ovadia Keidar, a farmer from Nativ Haasara who dedicated his life to promoting peace and agriculture cooperation with Egypt, Jordan, and the Palestinians. He barely survived the massacre in his community and shares his story in Arabic.
#HamasISIS
#HamasisISIS
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Respectable media outlets have to be more aware of this reality. They must appreciate the clear importance that language and wording play when writing headlines that report on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The
@TelAvivUni
study in
@BBCNews
👇 END🧵
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I've noticed that it is often very difficult for various media outlets to explicitly state that Israelis are victims of violence by Palestinians. Much more often though, we see headlines state it the other way round. 🧵(2/10)
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2) “Five killed in latest deadly attack in Israel”
Who were these five victims?
Who carried out the deadly attack?
What was the nature of the attack?
@BBCNews
won’t tell you. 🧵 (4/10)
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Here are three recent examples:
1) “Israel Strikes Gaza after rocket attack”
Where was the rocket fired from?
Who was its target?
Who fired the rocket?
The
@guardian
won’t tell you. 🧵 (3/10)
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Also, you could emphasise that the terrorist started shooting at a bus while the driver helped a disabled woman get on the bus.
He then shot a pregnant woman, who tonight underwent an emergency delivery. The baby and the mother are fighting for their lives right now.
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3) “Israeli forces shoot Palestinian who killed two in Tel Aviv bar”
Who were the two murdered?
Again, what was the nature of this attack?
Why is it so hard for
@Reuters
to state that these were Israeli victims? 🧵 (5/10)
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@NSoames
@SirAlanDuncan
@Telegraph
I recommend reading my letter from yesterday in the
@FT
Pandemics have no borders. Israel wants to see the Palestinian population vaccinated as soon as possible. From a legal and moral perspective this should be done with cooperation, not coercion.
👇
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#HappyHanukkah2020
Moroccan Style 🇮🇱🤝🇲🇦 Lucky to marry in to the Jewish-Moroccan community especially when it comes to food.
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It is strange that open communication and better cooperation is not considered to be desirable progress in itself. People should not be afraid of peace.
See my response to Simon Tisdall in the
@ObserverUK
of the
@guardian
on the
#AbrahamAccords
. 👇
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Israel yesterday started to vaccinate Palestinians while continuing to support the
#Palestinian
Ministry of Health but I have yet to see coverage in the British media.
The
#pandemic
has no borders and we are all in this together, not everything is about politics.
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On the other hand, you're very likely to be told when the victims are Palestinians, when Israel reacts to the attack:
“Two Palestinians killed in Israeli West Bank raid”
“Israel strikes Gaza…”
“Israeli forces shoot Palestinian…”
Does this seem like balanced reporting? 🧵 (6/10)
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Such moments of solidarity between people in the Middle East are always better than the alternative.
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Rugby leads to peace and reconciliation. I think I saw it somewhere
#invictus
This weekend will see
#Israel
🇮🇱 and the
#UAE
🇦🇪 play each other in their first ever international sports game!
@rugbyisrael
and
@uaerugby
will meet in Dubai for this historic match.
Amazing to see
#rugby
bringing peace to the Middle East!
🇮🇱🏉🇦🇪
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Today I spoke about the horrific
#terrorist
attacks we have seen in the last few weeks. The reason for this is incitement on social media and it affects not only
#Israel
but everyone.
@GBNEWS
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Footage of a rocket, fired by Islamic Jihad in Gaza from within civilian population and aimed at Israeli civilian population, falling short and killing 4 children in
#Gaza
.
This is a double war crime.
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Iranian sponsored
#Hezbollah
are a threat to countries across the globe.
#Lithuania
has recently joined the UK and other countries in designating them as a terror group.
All countries must work together to tackle all aspects of Terrorism.
#Lithuania
's important decision to designate
#Hezbollah
as a terrorist organization draws a clear line against Hezbollah's terrorism.
We call on other European capitals to follow Lithuania in this effort to outlaw Iranian sponsored terror.
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On this historic day for
#peace
, it was great to be interviewed on
@SkyNews
by
@adamboultonSKY
The Middle East is changing as more countries see the benefit of relations with Israel.
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It contributes to the reinforcement of dangerous tropes, which spread online and on social media, about Israel and Israelis being evil. Does that remind you of anything? 🧵 (8/10)
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This
@UkNatArchives
telegram sent 82 years ago by the UK's top diplomat in Germany described the horrors of
#Kristallnacht
. If only Israel would have been created 10 years earlier....
#NeverAgain
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Terrifying to listen to this terrorist words. Unbelievable that people with such views live here in the UK.
Maybe now there will be a debate about where this
#Antisemitism
is coming from and how it was allowed to grow.
EXCLUSIVE: The JC has obtained a recording of the last phone call made by Malik Faisal Akram during his siege of a Texas synagogue
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A story to follow. Sometimes in there is a tendency of balancing in all costs, even when there is a straightforward story. Antisemitism is a problem for any society and we need to fight it together.
It appears that the BBC has a very serious case to answer here. Incorrectly accusing those experiencing antisemitism of being guilty of bigotry themselves is adding insult to injury.
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The critics might be surprised to find that peace promotes peace, and understanding promotes understanding.
Read my article in the
@JewishChron
as an answer to all those who think that
#ISRAELUAEPEACEDEAL
was a mistake. via
@jewishchron
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Israeli participation in regional forum is becoming a habit, since only cooperation can enhance stability. The Working Group on Maritime Security and Aviation is convening in
#Bahrain
this week and one of
@IsraelMFA
most talented diplomat,
Dana Benvenisti-Gabay, is participating.
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