‘Blame Israel Game’: Skewed News Coverage of Gaza Rockets, Jerusalem Riots (VIDEO)

 Barrage after barrage of rockets have been fired by terrorists in Gaza towards Israel -- a major escalation that…

By May 11, 2021

Barrage after barrage of rockets have been fired by terrorists in Gaza towards Israel — a major escalation that sources say could last days. International media are once again conflating cause and effect, even after rockets started falling on Jerusalem.

This has been par for the course since last week, when Palestinians began rioting atop the Temple Mount. The media narrative has been that Israel is at fault for taking defensive action. This, even though Palestinians stashed rocks, fireworks and other weapons inside the mosque.

The streets of Jerusalem for the past weeks have been plagued by violence. News reports, however, have downplayed Palestinian attacks on Jews.

Perhaps it’s time for media to tell the truth…

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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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