James Veverka: Israel's deceit has lost the narrative battle worldwide

To The Daily Sun,

Israel has lost the narrative battle worldwide. Israeli propaganda is continually exposed as deceitful. Saying it's Hamas's fault, that's antisemitic, that's Hamas propaganda, Israel doesn't target children, or it's the UN's fault are greeted with mockery and contempt as their narrative crumbles. Germany, accounting for 30% of arms imports Israel receives, just banned them. Slovenia, too. France will recognize Palestine at the UN next month. Fourteen others including Britain, Canada, Portugal, Finland, New Zealand and Australia plan to join them. Workers in Mediterranean ports have prevented ships with Israel-bound weapons from docking or unloading in Greece, Italy, France and Spain. Some Cruise Lines in Greece, too. Shipping giant Maersk has divested from Israeli. Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund divested.

Is Hamas stealing aid? Last week, Israeli military officials told the New York Times that there's no proof Hamas routinely steals aid. A USAID report agrees. Countering Benjamin Netanyahu, those military officials also claimed that the UN aid delivery system was largely effective. Three GHF sites can't do the work of 400 UN sites. Even Donald Trump has countered Netanyahu, claiming there is "real starvation" in Gaza. More than 100 aid agencies and rights groups warned last week of “mass starvation” and implored Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian assistance. The governments of 28 countries, including Britain, France, Japan and Canada, condemned Israel’s “drip-feeding of aid” and demanded that Israel "end this war now."

At J Street, a Jewish think-tank in D.C., its president, Jeremy Ben-Ami, is convinced Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Two Israeli human rights groups, B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights Israel, now claim Israel is committing genocide. Israeli opposition leaders are slamming Netanyahu's government over Gaza’s "humanitarian city" plan. Former prime ministers Yair Lapid and Ehud Olmert call it a "concentration camp."

James Veverka

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