Israeli massacre of Palestinian journalists

Move to hide forthcoming massacre to ethnic cleanse Palestinians?

- By Latheef Farook

UNDER its well-established policy to mislead the world of its barbarity the settler-fascist colonial state of Israel massacred Anas al-Sharif, one of Al Jazeera’s most recognisable faces in Gaza, Mohammed Qraiqea and five others in an attack on a tent for journalists in Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. This was no accident of war. It was a precision attack — the deliberate erasure of journalists who would not stop telling the truth.

The killings came after weeks of public incitement against Al Jazeera reporters, particularly al-Sharif. Israeli army spokesperson for Arabic media, Avichay Adraee, had singled him out in recent online posts, accusing him of spreading “false propaganda”. This perhaps is prelude to a larger massacre which is about to take place for Israel to takeover Gaza City and forcefully ethnic cleanse Palestinians. There were even reports that discussions are underway to settle Gaza Palestinians in South Sudan.

In a statement, Al Jazeera called Sharif “one of Gaza’s bravest journalists” and said the attack was “a desperate attempt to silence voices in anticipation of the occupation of Gaza.” “Anas and his colleagues were among the last remaining voices from within Gaza, providing the world with unfiltered, on-the-ground coverage of the devastating realities endured by its people,” it said.

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