EXPOSED: UN Media Official Responsible for False Photo Tweet
March 12, 2012 16:22 by Simon PloskerOur guest post from the IDF revealed how a photo, allegedly depicting the results of Israeli air strikes in Gaza in recent days, has been proven false.
The offending photo was originally tweeted by Khulood Badawi.
Read Top Tweet on Gaza Proven False for the full story on how this photo was exposed.
Khulood Badawi happens to work for the OCHA – the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs where, according to a UN Contact List, she works as an Information and Media Coordinator.
A Google search reveals that Badawi has a history of activism in a range of pro-Palestinian non-governmental organizations, some of them radical and politicized. While this background may not in itself disqualify her from a career with the UN, it is absolutely unacceptable that a UN employee working specifically on dissemination of information to the media and public tweets malicious and false information to libel Israel.
HonestReporting’s CEO Joe Hyams comments:
Once again, we are bearing witness to the extent that organizations such as the United Nations have failed to vet the integrity of their employees. The disgusting actions of this individual – invoking the imagery of a dead child to slander Israel – exposes once more the abject failure of NGOs to ensure a basic work ethic and commitment to fair and impartial conduct on the part of its employees.
The halo-effect enjoyed by the UN, where the public trusts the integrity of its staff and its Mission, demands higher professional standards than we are seeing. The UN owes the public, no less than this young girl’s family, an apology. The immediate dismissal of Khulood Badawi on the grounds of incitement is expected.
Powerful images such as these have a deep impact on public opinion. Where Israel is trying desperately to defend more than 1 million of its civilians from the incessant murderous rain of Gazan rocket terror – it is abhorrent that a UN employee working for a body concerned with humanitarian welfare would have more concern for manipulating public sentiment than a true desire to protect innocent human life. Badawi cares more for the lie, than for life.
Call on the UN to take the appropriate action by contacting the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs through its Contact page - http://www.unocha.org/contact
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Follow the full story of Khulood Badawi’s false photo tweet:
- Top Tweet on Gaza Proven False
- Exposed: UN Media Official Responsible for False Photo Tweet
- No Accountability For UN Official’s False Photo Tweet
- Following Up: Why the Radio Silence?
- Ambassador Demands Badawi’s Dismissal
- False Photo Tweet: UN Launches Inquiry
- Badawi’s Cold Correction
- Report: Khulood Badawi is “On Vacation”
- Badawi Tweet Update: UN Official Visits Israel
Sign the Petition Demanding Badawi’s Dismissal
Comfort Douche | Israellycool
9:38 pm
Mar 27, 2012
[...] to sack her. They’ve now enlisted the pro-Israel media advocacy group, Honest Reporting, to amplify the campaign, taking it to the streets, as it were.No-one ever enlisted the help of Honest Reporting. HR [...]
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Mr. Light-Bright
8:15 pm
Mar 29, 2012
Well… on a positive note, now I don’t feel the slightest concern in regards to Israel cutting its ties with the UN “humanitarian” council.
Now for the United States and various other civilized countries to leave it (though it was useful per-say… in communist regimes, but the time of usefulness has passed).
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Von aufwiegelnden Fotos zu Morddrohungen « Medien BackSpin
11:03 pm
Mar 30, 2012
[...] in der Tat war das oben erwähnte Foto eines von der Sorte wie das inzwischen berüchtigte Tweet Khulood Badawis, das ein blutüberströmtes palästinensisches Kind zeigt – auf sozialen Medien verbreitet, [...]
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jacob
5:33 pm
Apr 01, 2012
With all due respect, there is an old Mexiacn proverb stating :
“Anyone can throw s.it against the wall but only the experts can make it stick”
And this stupoid person, man or woman, is none of such “experts” , proven by the fact of
having been caught with his/hers pants down in this picture issue…
The USELESS NATIONS bias is ancient history but we don’t have to put up with bias from
even their doorman and therefore, this stupid person should be given the walking papers
sooner than immediately or being hauled to a court of law for incitement at international
level
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jacob
5:44 pm
Apr 01, 2012
Is there any life or death reason for Israel to belong to the OCHA ??
Has this branch of the Useles Nations apologized or fired the responsible for
the publication of that picture ???
Likewise, to abide by the UNHRC…
What kind of respect can demand this branch of the rotten UN, having had
among members of this commission recognized human rights violators of
the size of CUBA, SYRIA, etc ?
It wasn’t enough to have had among the nullities it had through the years as
Secretary-Generals, the Nazi KURT WALDHEIM, the corrupt KOFI ANNAN
which is still to this day working for it in SYRIA ?????
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juan manuel c. del prado sr.
10:04 am
Apr 05, 2012
Badawi should be expelled the association of photo-journalism (if there is any), snet back to her own country, have her as persona non grata in all civilized countries! She has not even apologized for her erroneous mistake, indicating her intent to malign Israel! No, I am not a Jewish, but a Christian Catholic, who believes in telling real facts, and not false reporting just to be able to be in the lime-light. Shame on you, Ms. Badawi
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5 Anti-IDF Lies Which Turned Viral • IDF Blog | The Official Blog of the Israel Defense Forces
8:30 pm
May 19, 2012
[...] false claims were originally debunked by Avi Mayer and the IDF Blog, with later details added by Honest Reporting. Along with the Raja Abu Shaban photo, other dated photos which were attributed to the fighting [...]
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5 Anti-IDF Lies Which Turned Viral | New Middle East News
8:51 pm
May 19, 2012
[...] false claims were originally debunked by Avi Mayer and the IDF Blog, with later details added by Honest Reporting. Along with the Raja Abu Shaban photo, other dated photos which were attributed to the fighting [...]
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Facciamo un piccolo riepilogo? « Bugie dalle gambe lunghe
11:09 pm
May 19, 2012
[...] da Avi Mayer e dal blog dell’IDF. Honest Reporting ha poi fornito ulteriori dettagli. Altre foto falsamente attribuite hanno poi conosciuto, nello [...]
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Désinformation – 5 raisons de garder les yeux ouverts | Armée de Défense d'Israël
9:32 am
May 20, 2012
[...] par Avi Mayer et le site de Tsahal et d’autres détails ont ensuite été apportés par Honest Reporting. Dans la même série que la photo de Raja Abu Shaban, d’autres images soi-disant en lien [...]
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DESINFORMATION : LES PHOTOS QUI MENTENT – 5 raisons de garder vos yeux ouverts | Espace détente, poésie, judaïsme et lutte contre la désinformation
11:56 am
May 20, 2012
[...] par Avi Mayer et le site de Tsahal et d’autres détails ont ensuite été apportés par Honest Reporting. Dans la même série que la photo de Raja Abu Shaban, d’autres images soi-disant en lien avec [...]
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Désinformation – 5 raisons de garder les yeux ouverts ! | Ashdod Café
6:05 am
May 21, 2012
[...] par Avi Mayer et le site de Tsahal et d’autres détails ont ensuite été apportés par Honest Reporting. Dans la même série que la photo de Raja Abu Shaban, d’autres images soi-disant en lien avec [...]
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Désinformation – 5 raisons de garder vos yeux ouverts | CYBERSION
6:17 am
May 21, 2012
[...] par Avi Mayer et le site de Tsahal et d’autres détails ont ensuite été apportés par Honest Reporting. Dans la même série que la photo de Raja Abu Shaban, d’autres images soi-disant en lien avec [...]
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Désinformation - 5 raisons de garder vos yeux ouverts • Armée de Défense d'Israël
3:25 pm
May 21, 2012
[...] par Avi Mayer et le site de Tsahal et d’autres détails ont ensuite été apportés par Honest Reporting. Dans la même série que la photo de Raja Abu Shaban, d’autres images soi-disant en lien [...]
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Gazacitis | Israellycool
9:10 am
Jun 20, 2012
[...] and each re-twitted a dozen times.This is certainly not the first time the anti-Israel mob has been caught tweeting false photo in relation to kids killed in Gaza. About the Author Dan Smith has been exposing anti-Israel [...]
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Extraordinary Letter Reveals Dissent Within Iran’s Revolutionary Guards | Blogs about Israel aggregation
10:52 pm
Jul 15, 2012
[...] was in the news earlier this year over staffer Khulood Badawi’s false photo tweet. In April, 15,000 people signed HonestReporting’s petition demanding Badawi’s [...]
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Extraordinary Letter Reveals Dissent Within Iran’s Revolutionary Guards | The Conservative Papers
1:29 pm
Jul 16, 2012
[...] was in the news earlier this year over staffer Khulood Badawi’s false photo tweet. In April, 15,000 people signed HonestReporting’s petition demanding Badawi’s [...]
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NOS verzwijgt redenen van opsluiting kinderen | Like for Israel Nederland en Vlaanderen
9:04 am
Jul 21, 2012
[...] is naar aanleiding van een rapport van de VN (Dezelfde VN die ook via Twitter onjuiste informatie tweet) De opgepakte kinderen gooien met stenen, molotovcocktails en hebben soms zelfs wapens, zoals dit [...]
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Evil: UN media official exposed for tweeting false anti-Israel photo — mooseandsquirrel.ca
12:37 am
Jul 24, 2012
[...] out the Jew hater in this case works for the UN: Khulood Badawi happens to work for the OCHA – the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian [...]
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Success! HonestReporting.com: UN Media Official Responsible for False Photo Tweet | Honest Reporting
8:40 am
Aug 13, 2012
[...] Congratulations to HonestReporting.com, our international media watchdog for uncovering the truth about a photo which allegedly depicted casualties of an Israeli air strike on Gaza and a UN Media official who was responsible for this false photo tweet. Read the whole story here. [...]
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