Guilty of Killing Journalists, Israel Mocks Foreign Correspondents in Gaza

Israel on Monday provoked the outrage of journalists and human rights campaigners alike when its foreign ministry released a short, animated video mocking foreign correspondents reporting from Gaza.

Critics say the video is especially offensive given Israel’s history of repressing, harassing, and killing journalists, particularly in last summer’s 50-day military assault on Gaza.

In a style reminiscent of South Park, the 49-second video depicts a naive, blond correspondent reporting from Gaza. The video shows the journalist as a bumbling fool, looking the other way as Hamas combatants launch rockets and transport weapons. After running through a scroll of Islamophobic images, the scene closes with the reprimand: “Open your eyes: terror rules Gaza.”

The full video can be seen below:

The clip—which is not the first of its kind—was immediately criticized for aiming to deflect criticisms of Israeli war crimes, including the targeting of journalists.

“It’s very disturbing and shameful that this video would come out in order to put blame on journalists who work in Gaza, considering Israel killed at least 12 journalists during Operation Protective Edge last summer,” Ramah Kudaimi of the U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation told Common Dreams. “They are making light of the killing of civilians, including journalists, by putting out this video.”

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