Posted on 12/10/2025 3:40:01 PM PST by Eleutheria5
Israel's Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter unleashed a pointed retort at NBC News anchor Kristen Welker on Meet the Press on Sunday, dismissing her citation of casualty figures from the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry as unreliable propaganda.
Welker referenced the ministry's reported death toll while grilling Leiter on civilian casualties during Israel's operations in Gaza and Lebanon. Leiter fired back: "Kristen, you just quoted the Gaza Health Ministry. That’s like quoting MS-13 Social Welfare Ministry."
The analogy, equating the ministry to the brutal Salvadoran gang MS-13, quickly went viral via the Washington Free Beacon's X post.
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Leiter's jab underscores Israel's longstanding critique of the ministry's data: Operated by Hamas since 2007, it has inflated civilian deaths, ignored combatant casualties, and served as a PR tool, manipulating the figures for narrative gain.
The full interview delved into ceasefire prospects, with Leiter, appointed ambassador in early 2025 by PM Netanyahu, insisting on Hamas's full disarmament: "We won't stop until the threat is neutralized."
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Ouch, that’s going to leave a bruise.
How the Gaza Ministry of Health Fakes Casualty Numbers
https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/how-gaza-health-ministry-fakes-casualty-numbers
Opener.
The MSM is still getting its news from Hamas.
claps back?
I don’t know what that means, getting really old.
Agreed. Brings to mind a seal or something.
And whatever the number, those casualties are the fault of Hamas, for violating laws of war, hiding amongst noncombatants, and refusing to surrender.
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