Have you ever wondered why the bias of all establishment media organizations goes in one direction only? Here is yet more evidence that these are not news organizations, but propaganda outfits for the anti-Western, anti-American, anti-Israel, anti-Christian Left. And then fake “fact check” organizations such as NewsGuard clean up after them by defaming and smearing outlets that tell the truths they cover up.
“Reuters Blames Israel for Plight of Gaza Christians, Ignores Hamas Persecution,” by Gidon Ben-zvi, Algemeiner, December 17, 2020:
A December 10 Reuters piece written by Nidal al-Mughrabi rightly draws attention to the plight of Christians in the Gaza Strip. Yet the writer comes down with a case of selective amnesia, neglecting to note the history of persecution of this tiny minority by Gaza’s rulers.
In the article, Israel’s blockade of the Strip — imposed to repel incessant attempts by the Hamas terrorist group to attack the Jewish state — is assigned a disproportionate amount of the blame for the precarious state of the Palestinian enclave’s Christians.
Specifically, Israel is singled out as a key reason for the Christian flight from Gaza:
Its Christian population has declined by two-thirds over the past 15 years, a wave of emigration fueled by economic struggles and a desire to escape fighting between militant groups and Israel.
The mass exodus is indeed the result of people wanting to get out of harm’s way.
However, Reuters omits the primary cause of their misfortune: It is Hamas violence against the Christian residents of Gaza, not Israel’s ongoing battle against the terrorist organization.
The piece, “Gaza jeweler struggles to sell Christmas gold,” notes that Christian Palestinians:
…are feeling the economic sting of the health crisis and lockdowns. The pandemic has deepened economic hardship in Gaza, which is run by Islamist group Hamas and is under blockade by Israel. Egypt also imposes border restrictions, citing, as does Israel, security concerns.
What goes unmentioned is the systematic persecution by Hamas.
There were approximately 5,000 Christians living in the Gaza Strip in 2005, the year that Israel unilaterally dismantled 21 Israeli settlements, evacuated some 9,000 Jewish residents, and pulled its army out of the enclave.
In 2007, Hamas violently took over the Gaza Strip, which it has ruled as the de facto Islamist authority ever since. For Hamas, Islam is not only a religion that guides its organizational aims, but also a source of law (sharia) to be imposed on all Gazans.
Long before COVID-19 and the blockades, Hamas-affiliated groups like Swords of Righteousness and the Army of Islam were targeting Gazan Christians with forced conversions, discrimination in schools, attacks on businesses, and martyrdom.
Today, there are reportedly only 1,000 Christians in Gaza….
Infidel says
Probably the same way Trump is responsible for all the deaths that happened in NY nursing homes, not Cuomo.
Wellington says
Indeed, Infidel.
My God, the Left is such a collective idiot, whether about Israel, Trump, Islam, et al. Yes, in a tactical way the Left knows what it is doing, but strategically speaking the Left is utterly clueless of the harm it is “achieving.”
Infidel says
Wellington, I no longer believe that they are well intentioned, but attain a disastrous outcome. I think the destruction of society, culture and the nation is a part of their plan. And I’m not normally a conspiracy theorist
gravenimage says
Not all, Infidel. I know a lot of Leftists, and most are not deliberately out to destroy the civilized world.
Wellington says
The way I would put it, Infidel, and in an attempt to reconcile what you and gravenimage have asserted, the Left, a la Obama, wants a fundamental transformation of America and the West, which they see as a positive, but which is, in fact, a negative of gigantic proportions.
So very often no one does more harm than those who know exactly what they are doing, all in the name of creating a better society. People like Lenin and Hitler come to mind.
Infidel says
Graven, I think you’re losing the distinction b/w Leftists and Liberals. The latter supports unpopular dissent to a fault, which can be understood. The former are 21st century versions of Stalinists and Maoists, except that rather than be based in Russia or China, they’re now based in the west. Dennis Prager had a pretty good description of the differences b/w the 2 in his speech at TPUSA on Saturday
gravenimage says
Agreed, Infidel.
Sabri S. says
It is no bias at all. This modern day apartheid state you call Israel has nothing to do with the jews and colored people of the region during biblical times. Any one with half a brain can see the systemic genocide that is taking place, and the palestinians feeble attempts to stop it with silly rockets that land in the desert (palestinians have no homing or precision guided technology whatsoever), and their children throwing rocks at heavily armed zionist troops. The arms and cement embargo should have been ignored decades ago, and both Egypt and Jordan should be ashamed of themselves for enforcing it. Destroy zionism, and you wil destroy the synagogue of satan that infects the region.
James Lincoln says
Sabri S.,
Jihad Watch readers already know that your posts come from a muslim who believes in honor killings.
That, in and of itself, gives you no credibility…
Chief Mac says
Israel is the ONLY non-apartheid state in the region. Every single Islamofascist regime has apartheid laws that make South Africa’s former laws fair in comparison. The ‘systemic genocide’ has increased the population over 100 times. You must be a moron to proclaim that rate of growth to be genocide.
Those ‘silly rockets’ have a warhead larger than the largest artillery pieces in the entire world and many people have been killed an maimed by them.
Destroy the racist Islamofascist cult just like the Nazis is the only answer.
john smith says
Sabri S, people here at JW know exactly what you’re all about, and I for one know you put darkness for light every time.
I have yet to see a post of yours were hatred or lies aren’t jumping out at me.
In this post I feel your hate for the Jewish people, I feel your hate for Israel, and once again I read your lies.
It’s a lie to say, that a systemic genocide of Palestinians is taking place, a MASSIVE LIE. However there is one thing I’m certain of, if hamas had their way, there certainly would be a genocide of the Jewish people.
There is something else that I’m also certain of, and that is, islam is from satan, the father of all lies. Every imam knows just how important lying is. So just ask yourself,can islam be the truth when it needs lies to support it.
gravenimage says
Sabri S. wrote:
It is no bias at all. This modern day apartheid state you call Israel has nothing to do with the jews and colored people of the region during biblical times.
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How is Israel–which has equal rights for all her citizens–and “apartheid state”? Sabri S. has never said.
Then, he makes the same bizarre claims that ‘real’ Jews are actually black–despite the fact that this has never been true of the people of the Levant.
More:
Any one with half a brain can see the systemic genocide that is taking place, and the palestinians feeble attempts to stop it with silly rockets that land in the desert (palestinians have no homing or precision guided technology whatsoever), and their children throwing rocks at heavily armed zionist troops. The arms and cement embargo should have been ignored decades ago, and both Egypt and Jordan should be ashamed of themselves for enforcing it. Destroy zionism, and you wil destroy the synagogue of satan that infects the region.
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Poor Muslims–if only the ‘filthy Infidels’ wouod give them more advanced weaponry so they can murder more Jews! Oh, the humanity!
Then, the idea that there is a genocide against local Muslims makes no sense at all–in fact, with better medical care and diet–thanks to those pesky Jews–the Muslim popualtion has actually grown. How is this “genocide”?
gravenimage says
So true, James, Chief Mac, and John.
gravenimage says
Reuters blames Israel for plight of Gaza Christians, ignores persecution of Christians by Hamas
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Never mind that Israel has no presence in Gaza at all.
But then, this piece is written by a Muslim–Nidal al-Mughrabi–so this should not surprise. He has a long history of spouting apologia for the “Palestinians”, especially those in Gaza. He seems to pretend that Hamas does not exist.
https://www.reuters.com/journalists/nidal-al-mughrabi
OLD GUY says
Reuters, who owns this news agency. Or how much islamic money is behind it. The islamic world spreads a lot of oil money around the world to promote its ideology. It appears our news agencies have become spreaders of propaganda rather than the factual news.
Infidel says
Money talks! If you’re gonna be paid to spread propaganda, as opposed to producing news that no one pays you for anymore, since they no longer buy newspapers, which one would you do. Yeah, you have a conscience, but you need to cover rent and food. Which would you do?