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Gaza is Starving! REALLY?

British journalist and peace activist Lauren Booth, sister-in-law of former British premier Tony Blair shops at a grocery store in Gaza City on September 3 - a well stocked grocery store that is.

 

http://www.daylife.com/photo/02uy2JZ8Uw445/gaza

Mark Regev Answer Readers' Questions

A few weeks ago, I was able to secure an interview with Mark Regev based on readers' questions. Many of you have responded by posting your questions, and selected topics were presented to Mr. Regev.

On a personal note, I wanted to apologize for the delay in posting these answers. I gave birth to a baby boy a few weeks ago, thus was less available than I hoped and was unable to upload these answers in a timely fashion.

Here are some of the answers I've received, dealing with the following issues:

• Terror attacks and the tools used against them - Israel has seen a dramatic reduction in terror attacks in the last few years and its not because terrorists have stopped trying.

• Israel's relations with the media - many of you raised the issue of Hasbara, or how Israel is explaining itself to international media. Mr. Regev explained Israel's efforts in this field as well as its approach to new media trends such as social media sites.

• The issue of torture - torture is illegal in Israel and the security services operate within the limits of the law.
• The Jewish identity of Israel and its impact on non Jewish citizens.

I'd be happy to hear your thoughts on these matters.

The truth comes out - French court Rules Al Dura footage is hoax

The word is out - French court today ruled in favor of Phillipe Karsenty, overturning a lower court decision that he had libeled France 2 and its Middle East correspondent Charles Enderlin when he accused them of knowingly misleading the public about the death of the Palestinian child Mohammed al-Dura in the Gaza Strip in 2000.

The footage in question, shot by Palestinian cameraman and France 2 stringer Talal Abu Rahma, showed the kid Al Dura hiding with his father and then jumped to showing Al Dura lying on the ground apparently dead. The voice over narrative created the impression it was Israel that killed the boy, leading to an unprecedented wave of hatred towards Israel.

Finally the truth comes out - now we'll see how main stream media in France and the world will react.

The media which was in such a hurry to broadcast to the world that Israel killed Al Dura, is so far relatively silent. Bloggers are taking the lead and reacting to these important news - here is a good summary from Augean Stables which was first out with the news. Just as the lie reached billions of people, we must aim for the truth to do the same.

Lessons in Palestinian Media Manipulation from an unlikley source

Palestinian terrorists are accusing each other of doctoring this video and falsely claiming credit for the March 6th, 2008 terror attack on the Gaza border, in which two Israeli soldiers were killed. Media manipulation lessons from the source. (Hat tip: HonestReporting)