How social media brought Gaza to Manhattan. A chilling report
With reporting by Yochonon Donn
For 11 days as Israel defended itself from a murderous aerial assault, Jews from Los Angeles to London, Toronto to Berlin were intimidated and beaten. In the week after the crisis began, the ADL reported 193 incidents of Jew-hatred, up from 131 the previous week. In a notable escalation from previous rounds of Gaza conflict where genocidal chants of “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” were heard in city centers, this time marauding pro-Palestinians actively sought out Jewish victims, often in residential areas.
One high-profile case was that of Joseph Borgen, 29, a Long Island resident who was heading to a pro-Israel rally in Manhattan last Thursday when he was set upon in front of the Diamond District. College student Waseem Awawdeh, 23, and a gang of other pro-Palestinian protesters attacked him without warning, beating him repeatedly, with Awawdeh kicking him in
Ejército israelí habría usado a prensa para engañar a Hamas
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Palestinians inspect their destroyed houses following overnight Israeli airstrikes in town of Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza Strip, Friday, May 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) May 14, 2021 - 3:12 PM
JERUSALEM (AP) â Early Friday, just after midnight, the Israeli military put out an ominous statement to the media: âIDF air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip.â
The terse statement set off frenzied speculation that Israel had launched a ground invasion of Gaza a much-feared scenario that would mark a bloody escalation of this weekâs operation against Hamas militants. Some reporters were even told outright the incursion had begun.
Palestinians inspect their destroyed houses following overnight Israeli airstrikes in town of Beit Hanoun on May 14. AP
Early on Friday, just after midnight, the Israeli military put out an ominous statement to the media: “IDF air and ground troops are currently attacking in the Gaza Strip.”
The terse statement set off frenzied speculation that Israel had launched a ground invasion of Gaza a much-feared scenario that would mark a bloody escalation of this week’s operation against Hamas fighters.
Some reporters were even told outright the incursion had begun.
Hours later, the military issued a “clarification”. There were no troops inside Gaza. But by then, several major news outlets had erroneously reported the ground offensive was under way.
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