Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., doubled down on Hamas’s narrative that Israel was behind the Gaza hospital explosion last week, which had already been refuted by both Israeli and U.S. intelligence.
“Media and outside analysts have cast doubt on the claims and evidence presented by both Israel and the Gaza Strip Health Ministry, and I agree with the United Nations that an independent investigation is necessary,” Tlaib said on Monday Haaretz. “I cannot uncritically accept Israel’s denial of responsibility as fact, especially in light of the World Health Organization’s confirmation that Israel has bombed numerous medical facilities in Gaza and reports from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society of continued threats by the Israeli military to evacuate hospitals.”
She continued: “Both the Israeli and US governments have a long, documented history of misleading the public about wars and war crimes – such as the Israeli military’s assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh last year and false claims about weapons of mass destruction, who misled our country.” the Iraq War – and cannot absolve themselves of responsibility without an independent international investigation. This debate should not distract us from the urgent need for a ceasefire to save innocent civilian lives.”
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., continues to reject findings from both Israeli and U.S. intelligence that Israel was not responsible for the explosion at a hospital in Gaza last week. (Portal/Leah Millis)
Last week, Tlaib quickly condemned Israel after it was first reported that an Israeli airstrike killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians in a Gaza hospital.
“Israel just bombed the Baptists and killed 500 Palestinians (doctors, children, patients) just like that,” Tlaib wrote on X. “@POTUS This is what happens when you refuse to facilitate a ceasefire and help de-escalate. Your war and your destruction.” Just that approach opened my eyes and a lot of Palestinian Americans and Muslim Americans like me. We will remember where you stood.”
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The initial reports relied solely on a statement from the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip. However, there were indications that the origin of the explosion was a misfired rocket in the Gaza Strip fired at Israel by the Hamas-allied Islamic Jihad.
It was also revealed that the explosion occurred primarily in the hospital parking lot and that the death toll was estimated to be only a small fraction of what Hamas first claimed.
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Hamas falsely claimed that an Israeli airstrike had killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians in a Gaza hospital. (Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Tlaib’s contribution, which was never heard from This rocket crashed to the ground.
The “Squad” lawmaker continued to promote the Hamas narrative at a pro-Palestinian protest on Capitol Hill last week, even though it had already been debunked by both the Biden administration and the IDF.
“People think it’s OK to bomb a hospital with children,” Tlaib told the crowd Wednesday.
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The media is thrilled because it has allowed Hamas to set the tone for reporting on the Gaza hospital without skepticism
Meanwhile, Tlaib’s colleague, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., who also rushed to condemn Israel after the explosion, walked back her comments but refrained from apologizing.
Tlaib continues to cast doubt on Israeli and U.S. claims about last week’s hospital explosion and calls for an “independent investigation.” (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
On Monday, The New York Times published an editorial note admitting that it relied “too heavily” on Hamas’ claims after the newspaper was widely criticized for spreading false narratives.
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“Early versions of the reporting – and the prominence it gained in headlines, news stories and social media channels – relied too heavily on Hamas claims and did not make it clear that these claims could not be immediately verified. “The report left readers with a false impression of what was known and how credible the report was,” the Times admitted. “Given the sensitivity of the news during an escalating conflict and the high-profile publicity it received, Times editors should have exercised more care in the initial presentation and been more explicit about what information could be verified. Newsroom leaders continue to review procedures appropriate to the biggest breaking news events – including the use of the biggest headlines in the digital report – to determine what additional protections may be warranted.”
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