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Twitter Pictures From Gaza Proven to be False
Times of Israel ^ | March 13, 2012

Posted on 03/26/2012 6:14:54 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Two photos tweeted on the popular social network site are shown to be from other events and not the current hostilities

Two photos tweeted as being the result of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in the recent round of violence have been proven false.

One photo, showing a dead Palestinian girl covered in blood in the arms of her father, was tweeted by Khulood Badawi (@KhuloodBadawi), who was identified by Honest Reporting as the information and media coordinator for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. It also was tweeted by Diana Alzeer.

“Palestine is bleeding … another father killed by #Israel … another father carrying his child to a grave in #Gaza,” Badawi’s tweet posted March 10 reads. It has been retweeted at least 300 times.

The picture was refuted by tweeter Avi Mayer, who identified it as a 2006 Reuters photo, and that the girl had died in an accident, according to Honest Reporting. Alzeer later tweeted an apology.

Another photo uploaded to Facebook by Maissam Nablussi on March 11 and later tweeted by Gaza Youth Break Out, showing an explosion in Gaza, was identified as “Gaza Under Attack Today.” In reality the photo was taken by Reuters in 2009 during Operation Cast Lead.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Israel
KEYWORDS: gaza; israel; twitter

1 posted on 03/26/2012 6:15:02 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
Sad to see how the liberal opposition has resorted to similar attacks in this country - Of falsifying, twisting, and misleading facts. Shameful, really. And we should never stand for it from either party.
2 posted on 03/26/2012 6:20:14 PM PDT by builder (I don't want a piece of someone else's pie)
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To: builder

They’re working together. Look at any large lefty protest and you’ll find speakers who are palestinian “activists”.


3 posted on 03/26/2012 6:26:06 PM PDT by cripplecreek (What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul?)
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To: nickcarraway

I’m sure CNN could have reported this but were to busy chasing sluts and racists.


4 posted on 03/26/2012 6:30:52 PM PDT by MaxMax
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To: nickcarraway

You want to see what is going on in GAZA its really appaling! Look how bad things really are there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQyg3tglmoc


5 posted on 04/23/2012 2:54:07 PM PDT by ncfool (OMG 2012)
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