Posted on 08/07/2014 9:32:45 AM PDT by Olog-hai
A staggering amount of so-called “civilian casualties” in Gaza were probably Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists, the New York Times admits for the first time this week, challenging the routine acceptance of casualty figures provided by the Hamas-run health ministry.
The report critically examines the data from the Palestinian Health Ministry, the official data center at Shifa Hospital that releases the names and statistics for casualties in Gaza—and is run by a known Hamas terrorist, Dr. Ashraf Al-Qurda.
The PHM lists 1,865 “martyrs” from “Israeli aggression” since July 6—two days before Operation Protective Edge officially began; of those, 429 were allegedly under age 18, 79 over 60, and 243 were women.
Notably, the PHM does not differentiate between terrorists and civilians, but several “Palestinian rights groups”—including one UN-based group—do, and have estimated the civilian casualty rate at between 72-82%.
Israel, however, counters that some 900 of those killed, or 47%, were terrorists. Such a ratio of combatant to non-combatant casualties—roughly 1:1—would be almost unprecedented in the history of urban warfare. …
(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...
Meanwhile, the “world” is only too happy to take the terrorists’ word as gospel.
My bigger question is...
Why is the media seemingly turning against their Pali friends at this point in time?
They have never hesitated to wag the dog EVER previously?
What’s driving the change in reporting angle?
Not true. Whorealdo already confirmed that the Israelis are worse than the nazis doncha know?
It should be a Game of Drones..........................
Hamas Fake Numbers = Obama Admin Fake numbers , learned it from Obama Admin they did
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