reading time ~4 mins

1. Introduction
2. The old lies of Is*ael
3. The current lies of Is*ael
4. Impact of the lying
5. Is*ael supporters
6. Voices for Palestine 
   1. Authors 
   2. Journalists
   3. Human rights organisations & NGOS
   4. Political / Govt Figures

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Introduction

The systematic injustices and the persistent atrocities perpetrated by Is*ael are deeply rooted in lies & deception. In fact they have a well documented & historical record of consistent, relentless, recurrent & pathological fabrication & making up of narratives.  Several renowned authors and journalists have written at length about this (See chapter called Voices for Palestine)

The lies make it impossible to achieve any justice, reconciliation or compensation for the innocent victims

The old lies of Is*ael

1. the lie that Palestine never existed
2. the lie that nothing was happening in Palestine for 2,000 years & it was empty when the Zionists came in the 1900s 
3. the lie that Palestinians left themselves on demand of their own leaders in 1948
4. the lie that Arabs started the war in 1948
5. the lie that Is*ael had an existential crisis which justified attack in 1967 & full occupation
6. the lie that Is*ael is civilised
7. the lie that Is*ael is a democracy
8. the lie that Is*ael wants a two state solution
9. the lie that Is*ael has the most moral army in the world
10. the lie that Is*ael is the only western outpost of civilisation in the barbaric Middle east
11. the lie that Is*ael respects the rule of law or human rights

The current lies of Is*ael

1. the lie that they care about their hostages
2. the lie that they are only targeting Ham@s
3. the lie that Ha*as uses civilians as human shields
4. the lie about 40 beheaded babies on 7 Oct
5. the lie that the explosion of Al Ahli hospital was a misfire of Palestinian rocket (and not Is*aeli)
6. the lie that Al-Shifa hospital is a military command centre 
7. the lie that militants are responsible for shelling of Al-Shifa hospital (and not Is*aeli tanks)
8. the lie that a calendar on the wall with days of the week is list of Hamas soldiers who are guarding hostages
9. the lie where an Is*aeli actress pretended to be a nurse with a fake Arabic accent in a hospital says human shields are used & fuel is stolen
10. the lie that Is*ael struck a car of three ter*orists in south Lebanon who turned out to be three girls, their mother & grandmother

Impact of the lying

The lies of Is*ael are

1. repeated without shame or remorse
2. echoed persistently by politicians
3. perpetuated in official statements & government narratives
4. incorporated into public speeches and addresses
5. written into school books & integrated into cultural & religious discourse
6. influence songs & stories 
7. embedded in media campaigns and advertising
8. reported by dishonest historians & journalists
9. promoted through online platforms and social media
10. employed in international relations and diplomatic communications
11. utilised in legal justifications and arguments
12. ingrained in public policies and legislative decisions

Is*ael supporters

1. don’t want to know the truth
2. don’t want to examine their racism
3. don’t want to see their self delusion 
4. don’t want to face their complicity in oppression, murder and genocide

Inspired by a speech given by best-selling author, foreign correspondent, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges who addressed the Middle East crisis with a talk titled “The Genocide in Gaza” on December 6, 2023 at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in North Troy NY

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Voices for Palestine 

Authors 

• Ilan Pappé, Noam Chomsky, Norman Finkelstein, Gideon Levy, Miko Peled, Avi Shlaim, Rashid Khalidi, Ghassan Kanafani, Mohammed el-Kurd

Journalists

• Chris Hedges, Max Blumenthal, Dan Cohen, Aaron Mate, Matt Kennard, Patrick Henningsen, Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, Abby Martin

Human rights organisations & NGOS

• United Nations, UNRWA, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Red Cross, Oxfam, Jewish Voice for Peace, NA’AMOD, IfNotNow, B’Tselem

Political / Govt Figures

• Mick Wallace (IE), Richard Boytt Barrett (IE), Clare Daly (IE), Holly Cairns (IE), Daniel Levy (diplomat IL), Josh Paul (USA),  Rashida Tlaib (USA), Jill Stein (USA),  Ione Belarra (ES), Jürgen Tödenhöfer (DE), Lucas Febraro (DE), Berber von der Voude (NL), Yanis Varoufakis (GR)

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