Egypt’s Prime Minister Hisham Kandil cried on Friday and kissed the dead child’s forehead, calling him a “martyr.” CNN called him “another victim of an [Israeli] airstrike.” Newspapers showed his photo as an example of the Palestinian civilians killed by Israel’s ongoing military campaign against militants in Gaza.
The only problem with that narrative is that 4-year-old Mahmoud Sadallah was killed by a Hamas rocket that fell short in Gaza instead of its intended target: Israel. According to an Israeli military statement Sunday, “Ninety-nine rockets fired from Gaza have crashed back into Gaza in the last four days. Hamas fires from civilian areas…and hits its own people.”
Pro-Israel blogger Elder of Ziyon reviewed media reports on the incident and wrote: “The IDF did not launch any airstrikes in Gaza while Egyptian PM Kandil was in Gaza.” Israel had agreed to a temporary ceasefire while Kandil was visiting Gaza on Friday, as a gesture to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. Even so, terror groups continued firing on Israel during the diplomatic visit.
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7 comments:
Back in April of this year Obama sent $147 million in funding to the West Bank and Hamas-run Gaza. Isn't that just great!
The reporting from CNN does not surprise me. They were pro Obama during the election which means they are also pro Muslim Brotherhood. They have been anti Israel in their reporting since Hamas began fireing rockets almost 2 weeks ago.
There are a lot of lies and propaganda coming out way from the Mideast these days; especially from our own government. Watch out, folks. This B.S. is meant to drag us into yet more war.
Stop the madness, and GTFO.
Are all the other pictures of dead children fakes?
8:02
Since they tend to lie about things like this all the time how can we tell when they are telling the truth? This is NOT the first time they have used fake pictures. I saw pictures a few years ago. The same guy one in 3 different picture in 3 different locations.
Are all the other pictures of dead children fakes?
November 19, 2012 8:02 PM
Their not 'fake', just not from where they are reportedly from.
Don't believe a word out of Hamas. They are the military wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, the same group that duped Obama into thinking they were "freedom fighters" intent on "democracy."
Murbarak had banned (20+ yrs ago) the MB from Egypt, aware of their ties to Hamas.
Soon they will claim the Israelis' bombed a children's hospital. They will have t-shirts on, with "Children's Hospital" clearly written on them and in English yet to prove it!
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