AP Doubles Down: Terrorists and Rioters in Gaza Described as ‘Activists’ (VIDEO)

 Hundreds of Palestinians have been rioting on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, in the latest escalation…

By August 30, 2021

Hundreds of Palestinians have been rioting on the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, in the latest escalation orchestrated by Hamas.

Members of US-designated Palestinian terror groups burned tires and hurled explosives towards the security fence. Israeli civilians have described the situation as “ineffable suffering.” Nevertheless, the Associated Press has twice in the past week referred to the rioters and terrorists as “activists.”

Palestinian terrorist organizations have warned that “nightly harassment units” would intensify their efforts to harm Israelis, including through ongoing incendiary balloon attacks.

HonestReporting has called out the AP for its egregious use of “activists” to describe Gazans perpetrating violence. In response, the wire service announced it would “weigh whether they are best called Hamas fighters, militants or activists.”

To express discontent with the Associated Press please contact: www.ap.org/contact-us/contact-newsroom

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Akiva Van Koningsveld

Akiva Van Koningsveld

Originally from The Hague, Akiva Van Koningsveld left The Netherlands for Israel in the fall of 2020. Before joining the HonestReporting team, he worked as a policy officer at the Center for Information and Documentation Israel, a Dutch organization dedicated to combating antisemitism and spreading awareness of the Arab-Israel conflict.

Akiva studied journalism at the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. In 2020, he graduated from Utrecht University with a law degree, focusing on the intersection of human rights and civil liability.

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