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'Mossad agent Eli Kopter': Israeli joke sparks wave of conspiracy theories on Raisi's death
Jerusalem Post ^ | 5/21/24 | YINON BEN SHUSHAN

Posted on 05/21/2024 4:46:34 AM PDT by bert

One of the jokes on the death of former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi that garnered success stated "The pilot is a Mossad agent named Eli Kopter.”

Following the reports that emerged on Sunday regarding the helicopter crash of President Ebrahim Raisi, social media users in Israel celebrated the death of the Iranian leader.

One of the jokes that garnered success stated, "The pilot is a Mossad agent named Eli Kopter.”

The joke spread quickly and reached social networks around the world. Many users, unaware that it was a joke, took it seriously, and many even shared it as a sign of the success of Israeli intelligence.

For example, a presenter on the French-language Israeli news channel i24news quoted the story based on a Telegram channel post. The social media platform Reddit also cited the story from the same Telegram channel - which generated an entire discussion about the success of Israeli intelligence, alongside those who immediately recognized that it was a joke and responded accordingly ("The co-pilot was Avi Ron").

In parallel, according to a report on Iran International, the conspiracy theories surrounding the Mossad's involvement in the event did not stop there, and the out-of-control joke reached the official Hamas Telegram channel, which cited it as a fact.

Official cause of crash unknown

Meanwhile, the official cause of the helicopter accident, an American "Bell 212" model, is still unclear. Stormy weather prevailed in the region with the return of the presidential entourage from neighboring Azerbaijan. Two other helicopters that were in the convoy landed safely. The Iranian Red Crescent said overnight that 73 teams had been dispatched to the site marked by the Turkish drone and were moving towards the area. The site is about a hundred kilometers from the city of Tabriz.

i24NEWS said in response, "We regret the mistake that happened live and apologize to the viewers. We will learn from the incident and do everything possible so that mistakes of this type do not happen again."


TOPICS: Extended News; Gaza; Hamas; Israel; Political Humor/Cartoons; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bell212; ebrahimraisi; elikopter; gaza; goodriddance; hamas; iran; irgc; israel; kobebryant; lol; mossad; qudsforce; socialmedia; waronterror
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The crash was the will of Allah. No doubt about it
1 posted on 05/21/2024 4:46:34 AM PDT by bert
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>>Many users, unaware that it was a joke, took it seriously
Sum Ting Wong, Wi Tu Lo, Ho Lee Fook


2 posted on 05/21/2024 4:51:29 AM PDT by raccoonradio
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I’m sorry for the loss of the helicopter. It should be awarded the congressional medal of honor.


3 posted on 05/21/2024 4:55:00 AM PDT by Newtoidaho (All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
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To: bert

Inshallah, bitchez!


4 posted on 05/21/2024 4:55:10 AM PDT by pingman (It's a Clown World, and we're paying for it.)
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To: Newtoidaho

It has been reported the helicopter is of 1979 vintage,


5 posted on 05/21/2024 4:57:31 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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To: raccoonradio
The best conspiracy theory I have seen lately:

Chuck Norris was born on May 6, 1945.

The Nazis surrendered on May 7, 1945.

Or maybe that is just a coincidence.

6 posted on 05/21/2024 4:59:37 AM PDT by Bernard (“God's cruelest punishment is to let you reap what you sow.”)
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"Many users, unaware that it was a joke..."

There should be a basic intelligence test to be able to use the internet.
Joe Biden would fail without a cue card.


7 posted on 05/21/2024 5:08:12 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: bert

Corrwection.....1970’s vintage


8 posted on 05/21/2024 5:09:06 AM PDT by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Hamascide is required in totality)
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Funny. Eye thought eli tes did it two start war.


9 posted on 05/21/2024 5:24:37 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: raccoonradio

GMTA


10 posted on 05/21/2024 5:26:37 AM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: bert

Nicknamed ‘Crash’?...................


11 posted on 05/21/2024 5:26:50 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: bert

I rode many a Bell 212 in the 70s and 80s while working for the Forest Service. Still see one flying from time to time.


12 posted on 05/21/2024 5:31:07 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: raccoonradio

Mu first thought as well.

Wi tu loh got a new gig.


13 posted on 05/21/2024 5:36:57 AM PDT by Blueflag (To not carry is to choose to be defenseless.)
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To: raccoonradio

Ding Bang Ow!


14 posted on 05/21/2024 5:46:54 AM PDT by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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15 posted on 05/21/2024 5:48:40 AM PDT by skimbell
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Stormy Weather

Another pr0n star?

16 posted on 05/21/2024 5:51:21 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: bert
From Porky’s-“Is there anyone here by the name of Mike Hunt?
17 posted on 05/21/2024 6:54:20 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: skimbell

What Jimmy Carter could not do in 1979 Mossad did this week.

Great work! If they did it!

In crime movies, those who did the job usually send condolences and the largest flowers to the funeral.


18 posted on 05/21/2024 6:58:21 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar ( Government is not reason, it is not eloquence-it is force!--G. Washington)
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To: Bernard

LOL


19 posted on 05/21/2024 7:01:10 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Putin should skip ahead to where he kills himself in the bunker.)
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To: bert

I think the Chinese co-pilot is responsible. Sum Ting Wong.


20 posted on 05/21/2024 7:56:03 AM PDT by PAR35
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