Modern Media Goliaths vs Israel

Modern Media Goliaths Who Hate Israel, Us, And The Truth

Joel C. Rosenberg

One of the most urgent questions I’m answering is this: Why are so many world leaders and voices in the so-called “mainstream” media condemning Israel for last Saturday's successful operation to rescue four hostages?

It’s a very important question – and one that I discussed at length last night on THE ROSENBERG REPORT on TBN – so let me explain.

Immediately after the rescue, Hamas’ “health ministry” in Gaza told international reporters that more than 270 innocent Palestinian civilians had been killed, and more than 700 wounded.

Most of the media quickly ran with the story, parroting Hamas' messaging and accusing Israel of “massacring” Palestinians.

While the Israeli Defense Forces agreed that Palestinians had been killed, IDF spokesmen argued that the vast majority of them were Hamas terrorists who had been holding the four Israelis hostage, as well as those who had been guarding the apartment buildings and neighborhoods in the Nuseirat refugee camps where the hostages had been held, and those terrorists who had engaged IDF forces with heavy machine gun fire and rocket-propelled grenades.

The IDF also revealed that Palestinian civilians who had been aiding and abetting the Hamas efforts in Nuseirat and resisting the IDF rescue operation were killed.

This included a Palestinian journalist working with Al Jazeera whose apartment was being used to hide and hold three Israeli hostages

Were some of those killed by the IDF truly innocent Palestinian civilians?

Yes. 

But whose fault is that? 

That, too, is an important question.

Hamas should never have taken innocent Israeli civilians hostage on October 7th.

Hamas should never have held Israeli civilians captive for eight months.

Hamas should never have held Israeli civilian hostages in private homes, in private neighborhoods, surrounded by Palestinian civilians (including women, children, and babies) that Hamas was purposefully using as human shields.

What's more, when the IDF came to rescue our people, hundreds of Hamas terrorists chose to start a massive firefight in those civilian neighborhoods knowing they were putting everyone at risk.

Yet the condemnations keep coming.

Let’s pick just two examples that illustrate the insanity. 

Joseph Borrell, the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy – and one of the most anti-Israel leaders on the planet today – immediately wrote on 𝕏 (the social media channel formerly known as Twitter): “Reports from Gaza of another massacre of civilians are appalling. We condemn this in the strongest terms. This bloodbath must end immediately.” 

Not to be outdone, Francesca Albanese – the United Nations' Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and another one of the most hostile, anti-Israel leaders on the scene today – rushed to 𝕏 to write this screed.

“Israel has used hostages to legitimize killing, injuring, maiming, starving and traumatizing Palestinians in Gaza. And while intensifying violence against Palestinians in the rest of the occupied territory and Israel. Israel could have freed all hostages, alive and intact, 8 months ago when the first ceasefire and hostage exchange was put on the table. Yet, Israel refused in order to continue to destroy Gaza and the Palestinians as a people. This is genocidal intent turned into action. Crystal clear.”

Just to be clear, Ms. Albanese, Israel is not allowed to rescue its own citizens?

And while we are rescuing them, are we not supposed to protect our people from hundreds of terrorists unleashing machine gun fire – and RPG fire – on us? 

And if Israelis do fight back – and large numbers of terrorists die in the process – you’re saying that Israel is guilty of genocide? 

Have you no shame? 

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