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Hamas Wins Media Support, Calls 50 Dead Terrorists 'Martyrs'
Townhall.com ^ | May 17, 2018 | Marina Medvin

Posted on 05/17/2018 4:48:37 AM PDT by Kaslin

According to Hamas, 50 Hamas members were killed during their terror attempt to breach the Israeli border. The other 12 that Hamas claimed to have died appear to be some of the children that Hamas encouraged people to bring to the “Great Return March” to overtake Israel and massacre Israelis

Through the terrifying attempt to breach the Israeli border, Hamas terrorists achieved significant destruction only half a mile from Israeli homes. They have thrown rocks and explosives, released firebomb kites into Israeli towns with swastikas on them (because they want to burn “the Jews,” they explained to NPR), used wire cutters and rope to tear down the Israeli border fence, burned tires to create black smoke to conceal their actions and create difficult sights for the Israeli military, threw molotov cocktails to burn down Israeli farms, burned their own gas lines, displayed fake handicapped victims, and of course used children as shields. 

Thought all of this, and to this day, they maintain the lie that they “chose a peaceful way to demand their fundamental rights.” Lies work for these people, thanks to big-media who hates Israel. 

Israel tried to stop these people from becoming violent. IDF dropped leaflets telling the Palestinians that the terror group is just using them, endangering their lives and stealing their money. But Hamas was counteracting these attempts, offering “$100 per family that comes,” to the border, asking Palestinians to bring their children

Hamas is calling their dead terrorists and dead children “martyrs.” A martyr, shahid in Arabic, is a term used to honor Muslims who have died fulfilling a religious commandment, especially those who die waging jihad, or historically in the military expansion of Islam. Hamas is trying to convince the Palestinians that Hamas deaths were religiously heroic. Their people are walking around shouting, “with souls and blood we redeem you martyrs!”

Right now, Hamas is proudly featuring dead Palestinian children. They do this for media support. Hamas is also turning away medical supplies from Israel, probably in hopes of higher numbers of dead. 

This is part of their media strategy, to try and get the Westerners to hate Israel. And if you watch big-media news, it appears to be working. 

In the UK, people were marching in the streets, protesting against Israel and calling them baby killers. 

CNN was busy covering all of the apparently bad things that Israel was doing, and intentionally concealing everything that the Palestinians were doing. CNN was intentionally trying to create the story that Israel was bullying and murdering these innocent “protestors.” CNN blatantly IGNORED why the Israelis had to shoot, and who these Palestinians were, and what they were doing to receive such a response from Israel. I watched multiple clips from CNN to this effect. CNN didn’t even flinch at watching these people bring babies into the fight. This is why I accused them of spreading FAKE NEWS when CNN started these shenanigans on Monday

Hamas has won the media. Now the question is this: WHY does the media want to be a terrorist organization's right arm? 



TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: hamas; israel; media; msm; terror

1 posted on 05/17/2018 4:48:37 AM PDT by Kaslin
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I always thought the meaning of martyr was one who stands on principle no matter what, who is then imprisoned by an unjust government, then kept under horrific conditions for years then finally given a sham trial and a very public execution with the expressed purpose of intimidating the masses by making an example out of him.


2 posted on 05/17/2018 4:53:26 AM PDT by dsrtsage (For Leftists, World History starts every day at breakfast)
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To: Kaslin

Muslim Media


3 posted on 05/17/2018 4:55:16 AM PDT by abclily
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To: Kaslin

Is there one enemy of America the Dems have not supported?


4 posted on 05/17/2018 4:57:50 AM PDT by bray (Pray for President Trump)
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To: Kaslin

It’s a shame Hamas doesn’t have a lot more martyrs.


5 posted on 05/17/2018 5:00:05 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Kaslin

You say “martyrs”

I say “terrorist”

You say “baaa na nan”

I say “banana”....


6 posted on 05/17/2018 5:01:18 AM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftists today are speaking as if they plan to commence to commit genocide against conservatives.)
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To: Kaslin
Now the question is this: WHY does the media want to be a terrorist organization's right arm?

My answer: who cares?


The REAL question is:

WHY does the GOVERNMENT let various terrorist propaganda arms have free rein to print/broadcast LIES and influence the ignorant?

7 posted on 05/17/2018 5:03:29 AM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: Kaslin

I’d just call them ‘dead’.


8 posted on 05/17/2018 5:04:26 AM PDT by tgusa (gun control: hitting center of mass)
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To: Kaslin
Now the question is this: WHY does the media want to be a terrorist organization's right arm?

The answer is the same as it has been for 80 years - they hate God's chosen people.

9 posted on 05/17/2018 5:08:48 AM PDT by Pollster1 ("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
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To: Kaslin

Martyrs, yes. To Hamas, who wanted them dead for this purpose.


10 posted on 05/17/2018 5:13:59 AM PDT by jdsteel (Americans are Dreamers too!!!)
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To: dsrtsage

That was true in the Western world.

In the Islamic world of course it’s a different thing completely.

Our main problem is not understanding completely what makes these savages tick.

All the “experts” and highly educated politicians and diplomats do not have a clue.

Only those that live with or next to Islam can understand this amazing phenomenon and how to deal with their behavior on a daily basis or after a traumatic event.

Israel is a case in point. Despite all the crocodile tears and calls for “restraint”, many thousands of dead Jews have taught the Israelis one thing:

Be firm, be consistent and be tough.

The whole concept of “disproportionate response” THEN BECOMES CLEARER.

Unfortunately, Arabs being Arabs (not all, just the majority) understand and RESPECT force.

Let’s compare what happened on the Gaza border with the film, World War Z.

The Hollywood depiction and the HAMAS reality are not that different.

Any European, American or progressive people would NOT HAVE SHOW the restraint the Israelis showed a few days ago.

If the mobs had attacked the Egyptian border, there would not have been 60 dead and 2,400 wounded. There would have been 2,400 dead and 6,000 wounded.

Nations or people who live with Islam know what it takes to deter Islamist insanity, the word is force and massive force.


11 posted on 05/17/2018 5:14:56 AM PDT by Netz ( and looking for a way ti IMPROVE mankind.)
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To: Kaslin

“Hamas has won the media”
I’m not so sure this is true. I stopped watching the national media many months ago .... I don’t miss it .... and I bet there are millions of like minded Americans who have done the same thing.


12 posted on 05/17/2018 5:17:05 AM PDT by layman (Card Carrying Infidel)
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To: Kaslin

Unfortunately, their “martyrs” were unable to hold still long enough for the videos. Quite a few “corpses” were moving around on their propaganda film. LOL!


13 posted on 05/17/2018 5:38:30 AM PDT by Missouri gal
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To: Kaslin

Aiding and abetting an enemy is treason!


14 posted on 05/17/2018 5:41:48 AM PDT by DarthVader ("The biggest misconception on Free Republic is that the Deep State is invulnerable")
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To: Kaslin

I would call 50 dead HAMAS,a good start.


15 posted on 05/17/2018 9:44:49 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: Kaslin

Where’s that video of the dead Hamas martyr scratching his nose under his shroud at the press conference?


16 posted on 05/17/2018 12:58:08 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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