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Here is a great anti-Israeli propaganda campaign just waiting to happen. It looks horrific! Just seeing the image on this tweet tugs at your heart-strings. These big bad Israeli soldiers!But wait! Look closer! It appears that the soldier is holding out his hand to the child in kindness. So what is really going on?a Palestinian child raises his flag in front of the Israeli forces. His courage is more powerful than many words pic.twitter.com/YDIgVwJGv3
— stefania_Palestine (@stefaniafoddis1) July 30, 2016
A moment of common humanity between an Israeli serviceman and a small Palestinian child: https://t.co/4WjTPuChDB pic.twitter.com/uRg6KdWFVY — Avi Mayer (@AviMayer) July 30, 2016Those who probably saw the entire videoclip got it right.
That shows how important context is.Palestinian Father Tries to Get Son Killed... https://t.co/P581toYFWs pic.twitter.com/4fxaKHmcOK
— Tennessee daily post (@epeaktenn) July 31, 2016
How (Not) To Make Anti-Israel Propaganda
In a propagandized world where images can be manipulated, it is important that you remember to detach all context from your images in order to create the most effective anti-Israeli propaganda materials. But to make sure it works, ensure that none of the videos escape online where they can be discovered by those who want to prove that you are manipulating reality for foreign consumption. In fact, this potentially wonderful anti-Israeli propaganda campaign fizzled out before it began just because of this darned video! https://youtu.be/UVir9NqesVU Leibel A. Mangel, who first brought this video to my attention elsewhere, noted:A Palestinian boy, identified as Muhammad Sroor, was pushed towards IDF soldiers by his father who then yelled at the soldiers to shoot his son so it could be captured on video. The solider extends his hand to the boy instead. The father then tells his obviously confused son to throw rocks at the soldiers.
How the Antisemites are Fighting Back By Skewing the Context
Netanyahu tweeted his horror at the unconscionable use made of sweet little Muhammad by those who would exploit him to make another point in the propaganda war against Israel.PM: "This video shook me to the core of my being" Retweet if you agree Palestinian & Israeli children deserve peace.https://t.co/1e0aVqxISK — PM of Israel (@IsraeliPM) August 2, 2016Professional poker player and dog trainer, Yakov Hirsch, writing on the antisemitic website Mondoweiss, was terribly upset at this and couldn't let it go unanswered. He apparently knows Netanyahu intimately enough to proclaim that Bibi was actually pleased with the video and the camera op it gave him.
You have to be an idiot not to realize that Netanyahu was thrilled when seeing this video.
Hirsch's article drips in lies, unfounded accusations and distortions of fact, so much so that it would take an article twice its length to debunk it and it just doesn't merit the effort. I bring it to your attention simply to show you what the antisemitic propaganda machine must do in order to attempt damage control when the context-providing material is available for all to see. They had to quickly prepare a response to Bibi's video that was in response to their original video, the one they hoped would provide good footage in another attempt to demonize the Jews. And here is their response: a video in which Sroor senior makes allegations stating that he was abused by Israeli soldiers.
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Screen shot from the video featuring Ayoub Sroor. Click to see the entire video.[/caption]
Of course, Sroor obviously did nothing to merit being hit on the head, if indeed he was hit on the head.
Screen shot from the video featuring Ayoub Sroor. Click to see the entire video.[/caption]
Of course, Sroor obviously did nothing to merit being hit on the head, if indeed he was hit on the head.
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