With an ever-growing social media presence, HonestReporting is active on Twitter, where the journalists, opinion formers and influencers are.
Here are just a selection of HonestReporting’s top tweets for August 2023:
HonestReporting Corrects Palestinian Historical Revisionism
This is Shlomzion HaMalka Street, which is in Jerusalem, Israel. (It's even in the western part of the city.)
Before Israel, it was Mandatory Palestine, not an independent state. Pick up a history book sometime. https://t.co/ZDEVwr7rTu
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 23, 2023
BBC News Leaves Out Vital Context on Israeli Counter-Terrorism Operation
No, @BBCWorld, Israel didn't just go out and randomly shoot three ordinary Palestinians as your headline implies.
The three were active members of a terrorist cell identified on their way to carry out an attack. https://t.co/y5PX62NvBW pic.twitter.com/hRI7HQP5Su
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 7, 2023
Ilhan Omar’s Hypocrisy Exposed
Incredible how @Ilhan Omar blasted her colleagues for accepting a trip to Israel from an AIPAC affiliated fund, but when it comes to traveling on the dime of the SqUeAkY cLeAn Qatari government… 🙄https://t.co/StNIb205gL
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 23, 2023
HonestReporting Explains American Aid to Israel
The US doesn’t write Israel a blank check. The strategic alliance between the two countries is mutually beneficial.
Let’s break it down… pic.twitter.com/PkSAILF2f2
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 27, 2023
HonestReporting Contextualizes Newsweek Piece About Israeli Democracy
Israelis have had more elections in the last 4 years than Palestinians have had in the last 20…
Palestinians live under authoritarian Hamas rule in Gaza & the PA in the West Bank. But @muhammadshehad2 only chooses to blame Israel for a lack of Palestinian rights.… pic.twitter.com/ODKk1D0AKw
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 8, 2023
Debunking the “Settler-Colonizer” Myth
The media throw around words like “settler” or “colonizer.” But is that accurate terminology? When it comes to Israel, the answer is no. pic.twitter.com/3ggsNicZ1n
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 19, 2023
Fact-Checking the United Nations on West Bank “Obstacles”
These aren't "obstacles" to Palestinian movement. They're obstacles to Palestinian terrorism. Simple as that.
Before checkpoints & barriers, terrorists had an easier time killing Israelis.pic.twitter.com/eEuPSyQTMC
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 27, 2023
Once Again, HonestReporting Corrects Historical Revisionism
In 1947, Jerusalem was the administrative capital of the *British Mandate for Palestine,* not the "state."
Google is free, try it sometime. https://t.co/lXhZWanM0M
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 14, 2023
BBC Headline Misleads on West Bank Terror Attack
No, @BBCNews, this was an attack on Israeli Jews, not an attack on a car.
And who carried out the attack?
Hint: it wasn't a climate activist protesting vehicle pollution.#HeadlineFailhttps://t.co/uCDVJFqyII pic.twitter.com/8vhoa09g09
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 22, 2023
Remembering the Sbarro Massacre
Twenty-two years ago, a Hamas terrorist detonated a suicide bomb in a crowded Jerusalem pizzeria. The Sbarro bombing would become one of the most infamous attacks of the second intifada…
Today, in particular, we remember the 15 people murdered and demand justice. pic.twitter.com/8xaNgFQKXr
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 9, 2023
Anatomy of a Reuters Headline Fail
Anatomy of a @Reuters headline fail:
🛑 The death of a Palestinian is the primary focus rather than the shooting attack he carried out.
🛑 The perpetrator is labeled as simply a Palestinian rather than a Palestinian terrorist or gunman.https://t.co/6ub7YSUJys pic.twitter.com/l3EnwEiRc9
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 2, 2023
HonestReporting Shares the Truth on Human Rights Watch Report
Hey, @hrw.
If they throw Molotov cocktails like a terrorist, shoot like a terrorist & are a member of a terror org… guess what‽ They're still a terrorist.
These "children" were actually members of terror orgs: a thread 🧵 https://t.co/0WaLTwIuyS
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 28, 2023
Remembering the 1929 Hebron Massacre
🕯️ The Hebron Massacre
In the 1920s, Arab violence against Jews in Mandatory Palestine dramatically escalated. One of the most notorious events was the Hebron Massacre. 67 Jews lost their lives in acts of unspeakable violence. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/4Ck7KCddwD
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 24, 2023
The Guardian Incorrectly Reports on ABCs of West Bank Water
Spot the difference: The @Guardian's Bethan McKernan charges Israel with limiting access to water but then writes about water parks of all stories…
In all, it highlights her lack of understanding of the West Bank's ABCs.🧵 pic.twitter.com/UKRvibYSoc
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 6, 2023
The New York Times Corrects on Holiest Jewish Site
🎉 It's taken over a week but @nytimes has finally responded to our numerous complaints and done the right thing by publishing a correction making it crystal clear that the Temple Mount is the holiest site in Judaism. https://t.co/f2Lz3fbhIn pic.twitter.com/loqO2H2490
— HonestReporting (@HonestReporting) August 3, 2023
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