Hasbara, Lies and Videotape (Jamal Dajani)

Jamal Dajani
VP of International News, Series Producer of Mosaic News, Link TV
Posted: June 4, 2010 10:15 AM

As thousands of outraged demonstrators poured into the streets of Ankara and several capitals across the globe in the aftermath of Israel's bloody attack on an aid flotilla bound for the Gaza Strip early Monday, an Israeli sergeant stood in front of reporters claiming that the activists on board "were armed with knives, scissors, pepper spray and guns." He said he was armed only with a paintball rifle.

"It was a civilian paintball gun that any 12-year-old can play with," he said; yet, at least nine activists were killed, including a 19-year-old American who was shot in the head four times, and scores were injured.

Soon after, a video was released on the official website of the Israel Defense Forces and was made available to the media. It showed Israeli paratroopers jumping onto the international Gaza aid flotilla; a clip showing IDF commandos being beaten as they boarded the ship and one thrown overboard was looped endlessly. The military video did not show how and when the activists were shot, although the Israeli helicopters' infrared cameras would have easily recorded the flashes caused by gun discharge. Instead, the IDF has selectively released only a portion of the tape that showed its commandos under attack but has omitted the killings. Both Al Jazeera and reporters from Turkish TV news channels were reporting that the Marmara was under gunfire.
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The "lynch" scenario came next. The victims were not the nine dead activists, nor the dozens of internationals who were beaten, humiliated, and dragged against their will to the Israeli port of Ashdod, instead they were the IDF's finest. What a departure from the days of Entebbe, when Hollywood made legends out of Israeli commandos.

Israel's Foreign Ministry then started showing pictures of sticks, knives, slingshots, and bottles which they said were the activists' weapons. The message is that several hundred activists gathered from all over the world to confront one of the best equipped and trained militaries in the world with these. But we are then told that the activists weren't really activists at all, but rather terrorists with ties to Hamas and al-Qaeda.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jamal-dajani/israel-hasbara-lies-and-v_b_600570.html

(Video at link)

The Taliban gasses teenage girls for attending school classes and its in the news for about half a day but when Israel defends a legitimate blockade, one incident in a decades long defense of their homeland, and their personnel are subsequently attacked by those posing as humanitarians after they ignored orders to proceed to a safe port, all Israel's enemies scream bloody murder for days.

For people who claim pro-Israel activists can't stand criticism of Israel, it's hilarious to see how desperate Israel's detractors are when the criticism is aimed at them or their "heros".

into any conversation here.

I want to make sure I'm understanding your point.

....about the antisemites singing about killing Jews.

'Labels' are misleading.

:hi:

James Zogby is doing his whole show on Gaza today. No link yet but I'll post it when it's available.

He even writes that 'hasbara' is working only in Israel, as though Israelis are idiots and dupes who don't get first hand accounts from the soldiers themselves, who are friends of friends or relatives.

Yes, the evil Israelis who know very well how the IDF operates are duped by....the IDF.

It's not like most everyone serves in the military.

:eyes:

Maybe you should actually read the article or watch the video.

http://www.dubaiforums.com/dubai-politics-talk/knew-about-yemen-blockade-right-t42141.html

The "humanitarians" here who have a pathological obsession with Israel here could give a shit.

hunting them down and killing them day in and day out.

You want israel to use them as a yardstick for behavior?

.That is frightening!

and by accident. At first, all the different styles of presentation (it's a compilation) were sort of annoying and plus, I didn't understand any of the languages except the Israeli broadcast in English. But after settling in, it's great to be able to see these stories as they are covered in the Middle East and not in Atlanta or New York.

His special segments / "intelligence reports" are always well done, too. He's a real pro, a rarity in the media.

link:

http://www.linktv.org/mosaic


and here is the youtube link to MIR: Israel - Hasbara, Lies, and Videotape:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udjHOPtceGI





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Meanwhile the IDF terrorizes and kills people shipboard in neutral waters. Israel has become a teeorist nation in its own right.