Natasha Hausdorff: The great lie of the Gaza ‘genocide’

Natasha Hausdorff – barrister and legal director at the UK Lawyers for Israel Charitable Trust – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Natasha and Brendan discuss Bob Vylan’s vile chants at Glastonbury, the horrors Israel faces in Gaza and how the Holocaust is now weaponised against the Jews.

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib:
Hamas’s police used pick-ups & donkey carts to steal aid throughout the Gaza war, especially during the ceasefire earlier this year, where hundreds of trucks entered the Strip daily. Right here before your eyes! But according to NGOs & media, there’s still “no evidence” of theft..
Jul 21, 2025.
https://x.com/afalkhatib/status/1947133813638771097
https://archive.is/hLiBD

GAZAWOOD - the PALLYWOOD saga
@GAZAWOOD1
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FABRICATED SUFFERING IS NOT EVIDENCE - IT’S PROPAGANDA!
This video of a newborn having a seizure, taken from a nursing page on FaceBook, is pushed by media outlets as a starving baby in Gaza.

If there are starving babies in Gaza, why do they fake the evidence?

Jul 24, 2025
https://x.com/GAZAWOOD1/status/1948458326267711815

Clip: Fat Gazan insists that Gaza is starving.

Brother Rachid الأخ رشيد @BrotherRasheed:
This guy is complaining that countries are airdropping aid, claiming it’s an insult to their dignity. He challenges them, saying, “If you’re real men, bring it through the Rafah gate!”—all while insisting that Gaza is starving. What do you notice here?
From
Safaa Subhi صفاء صبحي.
Aug 2, 2025.
https://x.com/BrotherRasheed/status/1951647822253547950

Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib @afalkhatib:

Hamas’s police used pick-ups & donkey carts to steal aid throughout the Gaza war, especially during the ceasefire earlier this year, where hundreds of trucks entered the Strip daily. Right here before your eyes! But according to NGOs & media, there’s still “no evidence” of theft.
Jul 21, 2025.
https://x.com/afalkhatib/status/1947133813638771097
https://archive.is/hLiBD

Mohammed Zakaria Ayoub al-Matouq.

The photo of the toddler who became a symbol of hunger in Gaza: Investigation shows he suffers from genetic disease.
Photos of Muhammad al-Matouq, the emaciated Gazan toddler photographed wearing a diaper made from a garbage bag, were published in nearly every media outlet covering the crisis in the Strip; But an independent journalist finds that he suffers from a background of genetic diseases, including cerebral palsy and a lack of oxygen in the blood; which contribute to his appearance; His diseases were omitted from report, and the narrative of starvation in Gaza intensified.
Itamar Eichner | published: 07.28.25.
https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/bjtpa6vvgl

One Picture, A Thousand Lies.
How Western Media Became a Mouthpiece for Gaza “Hunger” Propaganda.
Viral images portraying a severely emaciated Palestinian boy as the “face of hunger in Gaza.” The boy, used as the centerpiece of a Hamas campaign, suffers from genetic disorders and muscle conditions, a fact largely ignored by most media outlets.
Gila Isaacson.
Jul 28, 2025.

Heart-wrenching images of a severely emaciated Palestinian boy, spread by leading international media outlets as the “face of hunger in Gaza” and “proof” of widespread suffering due to the war, do not tell the full story.

An investigation reveals that the boy, Mohammed Zakaria Ayoub al-Matouq, suffers from multiple genetic disorders and pre-existing medical conditions, a fact entirely overlooked by the vast majority of media coverage.
https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/gaza-media-coverage-controversy

How Western media misused a sick child to perpetuate a false Gaza starvation narrative
The al-Matouk case is not an anomaly but rather the latest chapter in a decades-long pattern. Opinion.
Fern Sidman.
Jul 30, 2025.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/412507

NYT Forced to Eat Crow After Falling for Super Obvious Lie About Israel ‘Starving’ Palestinians.
By Johnathan Jones. July 30, 2025.
https://www.westernjournal.com/nyt-forced-eat-crow-falling-super-obvious-lie-israel-starving-palestinians/

Time to call out media distortion on Gaza.
The misleading photo in The New York Times is just the tip of the iceberg - opinion.
It’s okay to report a humanitarian crisis, but as a part of the whole story, with balanced information about all the relevant actors.

By Lilac Sigan. The Jerusalem Post
July 31, 2025.
Luckily, we have Israel’s Consul in New York, Ofir Akunis. He’s the one who made the New York Times apologize for the giant photo published on its front page on July 25, featuring an emaciated baby in its mother’s arms, with a headline about starvation in Gaza.
https://www.jpost.com/opinion/article-862783

Osama al-Rakab

Gaza ‘starvation’ poster child has genetic condition, left Strip with Israel’s help
“Osama suffers from a serious genetic illness unrelated to the war,” stated the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) unit.
JNS Staff.

(July 28, 2025 / JNS)
A Gaza boy who became the poster child for the alleged famine caused by the war in the Strip suffers from a genetic illness and was evacuated for treatment last month, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Monday.

A picture of Osama al-Rakab, 5, was “used to falsely depict Israel as responsible for his condition, claiming Israel is starving children,” including in Italian media and on Al Jazeera, Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) unit stated.

“Osama suffers from a serious genetic illness unrelated to the war. On June 12, we actively coordinated Osama’s exit from Gaza with his mother and brother through the Ramon airport,” stated COGAT.

The boy is currently being treated in an Italian hospital, it continued.

“Tragic images rightfully stir strong emotions, but when they’re misused to fuel hatred and lies, they do more harm than good,” said COGAT. “Don’t let compassion be exploited for propaganda.

“Check the facts before parroting blame,” the Defense Ministry unit stated, attaching a picture showing Osama in a hospital gown in Italy.

Sila Barbakh

Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
July 30, 2025.
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A real child.
A fake story.
📸 11-month-old Sila Barbakh isn’t starving — he suffers from a pre-existing chronic gastrointestinal illness, unrelated to the war.
But global media used his photo to push a false narrative of famine in Gaza.
This isn’t journalism. It’s propaganda.
https://www.facebook.com/IsraelMFA/posts/a-real-childa-fake-story-11-month-old-sila-barbakh-isnt-starving-he-suffers-from/1157320226425902/

Hananya Naftali
July 31, 2025.
The media showed this baby and said he’s starving because of Israel.

That’s a LIE. This is 11-month-old Sila Barbakh. He’s not starving — he has a long-term stomach illness, totally unrelated to the war in Gaza.

But anti-Israel outlets used his photo to push a fake famine story and blame Israel for something that isn’t true. This is how propaganda works. No civilian should go hungry - and that’s why Israel is delivering extra aid.
https://m.youtube.com/post/UgkxJRdtW0GSyt_qZyspblO3jDEYFV_K-o_t

The Daily Sceptic.
The Media’s Complicity in Hamas Propaganda.
by Will Jones, 28 July 2025.

In the past week, a heart-wrenching image of a desperately thin Gazan child has been splashed on the front pages of newspapers worldwide and all over social media. But what none of them have told you, says David Collier, is that the child has a serious genetic disorder – and his brother is well
https://dailysceptic.org/2025/07/28/the-medias-complicity-in-hamas-propaganda/
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UN admits that 87% of its 2,010 food trucks in Gaza were ‘intercepted’ by crowds or armed gunmen.
Aug 2, 2025.

Anyone who supports getting more food to people in Gaza—as I do—must also ask tough questions of the UN. This isn’t about grainy footage. The UN itself reports that 87% of its 2,010 food trucks in Gaza (85% by tonnage) from May 19–July 29 were “intercepted”—either peacefully by crowds or forcefully by armed actors. That’s not an Israeli claim. That’s a UN admission as per the UN website (UNOPS). Time for real journalistic scrutiny.… pic.twitter.com/9mFn27BD9H — David Makovsky (@DavidMakovsky) July 30, 2025.
[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GxGyR-sWQAAHMpx?format=jpg&name=small]
https://x.com/DavidMakovsky/status/1950541391114739857

How Hamas stages scenes of suffering.
A new investigation raises serious allegations against Anas Zayed Patia, a Gazan photographer accused of staging suffering scenes to serve Hamas propaganda.
Israel National News. Aug 6, 2025, 12:12 PM (GMT+3)

A recent investigation by the German newspaper Bild has raised concerns about Gazan photographer Anas Zayed Patia, alleging that he was involved in staging humanitarian scenes used in pro-Hamas media narratives.

Patia, whose work has appeared in various international newspapers and news agencies, is accused of selectively curating images to highlight suffering in Gaza in a way that may distort context and serve political messaging against Israel.

One widely circulated image captured by Patia shows a group of people appearing to wait desperately for food. However, the report claims that those individuals later received aid, questioning why the full sequence of events was not documented or shared.

The investigation also notes that Patia maintains an active presence on social media, where he frequently posts content in support of the Palestinian cause. In one instance, he shared an image with the caption “Free Palestine” — a slogan commonly associated with Palestinian political movements.

Following the report, several news agencies have reportedly announced they will cease working with Patia, citing concerns over objectivity and the authenticity of the images provided. Media outlets stressed the importance of verifying visual content before publication.

Patia has not publicly responded to the allegations and has yet to address questions regarding the circumstances of the images in question. The investigation also states that Patia identifies as a journalist for Anadolu Agency, a Turkish state-supported news outlet known for its pro-Palestinian stance and ties to the Hamas-affiliated narrative.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/412842

Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby:
Today it was revealed that this TIME photo from Gaza was completely staged — a total fake.
But they published it anyway.
Because when it comes to Gaza, basic journalistic standards no longer apply.
Aug 5, 2025
https://x.com/EYakoby/status/1952836917864857881

Dan Kaskel.
Aug 6, 2025.
Photographer, allegedly Anas Zayed Patia, stages Gaza suffering. Media blindly, irresponsibly accepts it without question. Retraction will appear 2 weeks later, fine print, hidden among other verbal mush, page 49.
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10163601013759905&id=607419904

Dan Kaskel
Aug 6, 2025.
https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10163601013759905&id=607419904 Photographer, allegedly Anas Zayed Patia, stages Gaza suffering. Media blindly, irresponsibly accepts it without question. Retraction will appear 2 weeks later, fine print, hidden among other verbal mush, page 49.

standwithus:
Images allegedly showing hunger in Gaza shocked the world and led to egregious accusations against Israel, BUT many of them have been staged.
The German-based newspaper BILD has revealed that Anas Zayed Fatiyeh—a photographer with a documented history of anti-Israel sentiment—staged some of these images in Gaza as propaganda for Hamas.
Aug 6, 2025. https://www.instagram.com/p/DNAdSDfRCaj/

heroesforisraelproject
🎯 Be a Hero for Israel — Expose the Lies:
Aug 6, 2025.

Once again, Gaza is caught staging suffering for the cameras — this time allegedly by photographer Anas Zayed Patia, who manufactured scenes of starvation to manipulate public opinion.

📸 The media rushed to publish the fake images — no fact-checking, no accountability. The truth? It will be quietly buried in a two-line retraction weeks later, long after the damage is done.

Meanwhile…
🇮🇱 REAL suffering continues.
🚨 Over 670 days — nearly 2 years — Israeli hostages remain in Hamas captivity.
They are tortured, abused, and truly starved.
But where is the media outrage for them?

🛑 Don’t stay silent.
📢 Call out the lies.
🙏 Be a voice for truth.
🇮🇱 Be a Hero for Israel.

#BeAHeroForIsrael #FreeTheHostages #TruthMatters #StandWithIsrael #StopTheLies #MediaAccountability #IsraelUnderAttack #NeverForgetOctober7 #FakeNewsExposed #HeroesForIsraelProject
https://www.instagram.com/p/DNAyTNOghmE/

TIME’s ‘Starving Gazans’ Cover Under Fire: Photographer Linked to Shocking BILD Exposé.
TIME magazine is under renewed scrutiny after emotional testimony from Gaza-based photographer Ali Jadallah, whose deeply personal losses raise concerns over potential bias in conflict imagery. Critics question whether his work, used on TIME’s August 1 cover, reinforces a pro-Palestinian narrative amid allegations of staged photos and links to Anadolu Agency, the same outlet tied to a BILD exposé.
https://www.jfeed.com/news-israel/time-gaza-photo-controversy

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