[cont’d] Readers are very happy and many relieved the dog survived the Gaza hell. One though was not afraid to ask a more pressing question:

"How many children were shot in the head in order to find her?" [18 downvotes, 2 upvotes]

Reply 2:
"Ask Bibi Smotrich and Ben Gvir"

Reply 3:
"I hope as many as possible."

Reply 4:
"What does that matter?"

#Ynet regularly allows these kind of genocidal comments

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[cont'd] according to a report on #Ynet 10% of the signatories are in active duty.

Among others, the letter was signed by retired IDF Chief of Staff Dan Halutz, retired Major General Nimrod Shefer, retired Brigadier General Asaf Agmon, retired Major General Gil Regev, retired Brigadier General Relik Shafir, and retired Brigadier General Amir Haskel.

[cont’d] Same incident reported in #Haaretz:

Headline

Palestinian woman shot dead in the West Bank after throwing stones at Israeli vehicles; IDF: She tried to stab soldiers

Text

A Palestinian woman threw stones at IDF forces and Israeli vehicles at the Giti Avishar junction in the West Bank and was shot dead. The IDF reported that she also tried to stab soldiers at the scene before she was shot, and that no additional people were injured.

1. Haaretz correctly identifies her as a "Palestinian woman" rather than a "female terrorist"

2. The report directly states she was "shot dead" rather than using the term "neutralized" (terminology #Ynet used intentionally and regularly to broadcast an imminent threat justifying the killing)

3. The report presents the stabbing attempt as an IDF claim ("IDF: She tried to stab soldiers") rather than a confirmed fact

4. Ynet's headline emphasized the knife being found in her possession, while Haaretz includes the stabbing attempt as an IDF statement in the context of the report

Hebrew https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/politics/war-2023/2025-04-08/ty-article-live/00000196-1216-d23b-aff6-5b16270f0000?liveBlogItemId=1897304627#1897304627 or https://archive.is/JOwGB

Terrorism according to Israeli media, #Ynet.

When not busy scavenging stories from social media about #antisemitism for their rolling coverage titled "wave of antisemitism" (mostly ultra-orthodox Jews complaining about not getting something they felt entitled to), Ynet is "reporting" (IDF briefings) about terrorist activities, including children and women throwing stones at unsuspecting, fragile soldiers who are left with no choice other than to “neutralize” them.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

The text in Hebrew says:

Fighters neutralized a female terrorist who was throwing stones in the Shomron, a knife was found in her possession.

IDF forces neutralized a female terrorist who was throwing stones at the Giti Avishar junction in Shomron. During the search, a knife was found in her possession.

(Elisha Ben Kimon)

This is not the definition of terrorist or terrorism. Yet Ynet is regularly choosing to use the term “מחבל" (terrorist) to describe Palestinians. The labeling of stone-throwing as terrorism and the individual as a terrorist represents a particular narrative about resistance activities in the occupied territories.​​​​​​​​​​​ The report also emphasizes that a knife was found in her possession after the fact, which serves to further justify the characterization and response.

@ayoub btw most Israeli news outlets, which lack direct access or reporters near the events being covered, typically take foreign media reports and layer them with editorial content and IDF/Foreign Ministry talking points. In sites like #Ynet, #IDF denials are often inserted in the middle of reports, while any claims refuting these denials are placed in quotation marks. Phrases like "according to Palestinian sources" are commonly used to cast doubt on reports, effectively framing victim accounts as untrustworthy.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ same practice I guess but less “subtle”.

Waiting for #Ynet’s report on this. Nothing so far. I guess they’re either busy scraping “antisemitism” stories off social media, or waiting for #IDF spokesperson’s/Ministry of Foreign Affairs talking points …

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[cont'd] Quoting Ariel Muzicant (European Jewish Congress President): "The motivation of extreme right politicians to come to this conference is not the love for Israel or to protect the Jews, but mainly to get a kosher rabbi stamp,"

European Jewish Congress President Ariel Muzicant has strongly condemned Israeli "Diaspora Affairs" Minister Amichai Chikli for inviting far-right European politicians to an anti-#antisemitism conference, calling it "a stab in the back" to Jewish communities.

According to (right-wing) #JerusalemPost report, prominent Jewish leaders including UK Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis have withdrawn from the March 26-27 event over the inclusion of figures like Jordan #Bardella from #France's National Rally and representatives from parties with histories of antisemitism.

"The motivation of extreme right politicians to come to this conference is not the love for Israel or to protect the Jews, but mainly to get a kosher rabbi stamp," Muzicant wrote, warning that far-right movements often oppose values essential for Jewish survival in Europe.

https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-846447

According to (center-right) #Ynet, Muzicant stated that the four largest Jewish organizations in the world – #AJC, #EJC, #WJC, and #CER (the World, European, American Jewish organizations, and the Conference of European Rabbis) – will also boycott the conference.

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#IsraelFascism
#OatmealQuotes

[cont’d] Ynet’s report (Itamar Eichner editorializing news agencies reports, with the help of Moran Azoulay):

Unlike the #Haaretz article, which provided more detailed descriptions of the allegations and evidence while still including Israeli responses, the #Ynet article primarily functions as a platform for official Israeli denials while minimizing the substantive content of the UN report itself.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Very typical editorialized “reporting” in ynet includes:

Delegitimization through quotation marks: the article places quotation marks around terms like "experts" ("מומחים") when referring to the #UN investigators, suggesting their expertise is questionable.

Focus on Israeli responses: approximately half the article is dedicated to Israeli officials' responses, including extensive quotes from #Netanyahu and #Gantz, while providing minimal details about the actual findings.

Emphasis on committee bias: the article repeatedly emphasizes the alleged anti-Israel bias of the Human Rights Council without engaging with the substance of the evidence presented.

Contextual redirection: the article redirects attention to #Hamas's October 7 attacks and alleged sexual violence, implying a false equivalence and shifting focus away from examining the specific allegations against Israeli forces.

Ad hominem approach: rather than addressing the methodology or evidence presented in the report, the article focuses on criticizing committee chair Navi Pillay as "anti-Israeli" ("אנטי-ישראלית").

Also missing:

Specific evidence: Ynet omits almost all references to the evidence presented in the UN report, particularly the approximately twenty videos and photographs documenting alleged abuses. There is no mention of specific video evidence, such as the Telegram channel footage from Ofer prison.

Detailed testimonies: the article excludes the specific testimonies from victims that were central to the UN report, including accounts of physical sexual assault, threats of rape, and the specific question reportedly asked by a soldier: "How do you want us to be raped? One by one or all together?"

Hebrew https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/bklkngxnyl

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#ICJ #ICC

Another interesting passage, which highlights the challenges Israeli journalists face in verifying and reporting on events in Gaza due to limited access and reluctance from Gazans to speak with Israeli media.

[…] "You have no way to verify it. He [refering to journalist Wael Hamdan Ibrahim Al-Dahdouh, which IDF killed most his family members, including his son, who was also a journalist] doesn’t want to talk to you either, and almost no one else wants to talk to you. The only ones we’ve managed to bring on from Gaza are a #UNRWA spokesperson—every time we bring him on, people don’t like it, but I don’t mind that they don’t like it—his perspective is just limited; and some poor resident from Rafah, Sami Obeid, whom we initially called a journalist because he once wrote something, but he’s not a journalist, he’s a resident. He’s a resident of Rafah, and he tells you what happened because he’s willing to answer an Israeli phone call and join on Zoom. So our ability to objectively provide something, to explicitly say, 'Today something terrible happened'... it’s also very difficult."

Some outlets, such as #Ynet, have occasionally featured Sami Obeid as evidence of opposition to Hamas without fully disclosing his background or clarifying that his views are personal and not representative.

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[followup] 'Flatten' Gaza, Halt Aid’: Who are Yehuda and Golan Vach and why they must be on ICC’s wanted list for war crimes in Gaza

Brigadier General Yehuda Vach, commander of the 252nd Division, is accused of implementing policies amounting to war crimes against Palestinian civilians in Gaza. These include a stated objective to forcibly displace 250,000 residents from northern Gaza, obstructing humanitarian aid based on the premise that "there are no innocents in Gaza," and deploying an unauthorized force to indiscriminately demolish civilian infrastructure. Eyewitness accounts describe a policy of counting every dead Palestinian as a terrorist (echoed by complicit Israeli media like #Ynet daily) and the systematic flattening of homes to prevent residents from returning.

Vach was born and raised in the Israeli settlement of Kiryat Arba in the occupied West Bank. He attended the Bnei David pre-military academy in the settlement of Eli, an institution known for its religious Zionist ideology. He currently resides in the religious Kibbutz Meirav. His father was the head of the Kiryat Arba council, part of the illegal settlements movement.

[…] Regarding the humanitarian aid transferred to the Gaza Strip, Vach also had his own agenda. Vach explained to his subordinates that "as far as he's concerned, not a single truck should enter. We need to make it difficult and harass the convoys that enter." He also explained to them that "as far as he's concerned, there are no innocent civilians in Gaza" and that it's an "operational concept, everyone is a terrorist."

[…] In addition, Vach brought his brother, Colonel (res.) Golan Vach, into the area under his division's control. His brother operated a small force called "Tzama Pladot" (Heavy Engineering Equipment). This is "a team of soldiers and civilians who look like hilltop youth. The entire purpose of this force was to destroy Gaza," one of the officers recounted.

[…] Vach's conduct indicates a complete loss of control by the army commanders and consent – even if silent – to the operation of independent units, essentially an army within an army.

https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/editorial/2025-01-02/ty-article-opinion/vachs-private-army-the-growing-gap-between-the-idf-and-rogue-commanders/00000194-23d6-dcc4-a1d7-3bf6b3370000 or https://archive.is/m1yI4

https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-01-01/ty-article-magazine/.premium/flatten-gaza-halt-aid-the-commander-overseeing-gazas-brutal-netzarim-corridor/00000194-223e-da14-adb7-767eb9790000 or https://archive.is/zEvDZ

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Warsaw Umschlagplatz v Gaza genocide

Most Israeli outlets continue to ignore the human cost of the Gaza genocide. This is from an item in #ynet, a news site which often rehashes content from right wing Islamophobic tags like the New York Post and Daily Mail seems obsessed with reporting on every incident involving Jews worldwide. Perhaps this explains their silence on the what’s really happening in Gaza.

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#GazaGenocide

Having spent the past year concealing the reality of the genocide in #Gaza from its readers, #Ynet's editors now find it difficult to explain why Israeli soldiers are at risk of arrest. The editors are also well aware that the issue is not racist songs, but rather the commission of very specific actions against the civilian population (which they have avoided reporting about). It's also not antisemitism, as they are telling their readers in every article published since October 2023, nor friendly vs. hostile countries.

Furthermore, Israel's president #Herzog stated from the outset that everyone in Gaza is a target. Thus, the situation is as it is.

Another fascinating nugget from this guide for the perplexed...

Q: If the fighting ends, will it be easier to fly abroad?

"The level of threat will not decrease, and the situation could become even more volatile as the fighting in the Gaza Strip subsides and the area opens up to free visits by human rights organizations and foreign journalists."

Q: Can insurance companies provide coverage in such cases?

"I am not aware of any insurance company that provides coverage in the case of an arrest abroad due to suspicion of criminal acts. If such an initiative were to arise, it is reasonable to assume that the price for the requested insurance would be particularly high."