The issuance of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 was the most significant achievement of the United Nations in its history. It could have marked the beginning of a new era in human history, where humanity would have reached a stage of maturity, agreeing on the protection of human dignity, freedom, and rights.

However, after 73 years since the issuance of this declaration, we must pause to assess its impact: What was its influence? What were the resulting outcomes? Were its provisions respected? Why did the United Nations fail to enforce its implementation among its members? And what does the future hold for human rights?

A thorough response to these questions could pave the way for a new phase in the struggle to protect human rights—transforming these principles from mere text into a global culture, collective agreement, and political and civilizational awareness.

Western Hypocrisy

It is undeniable that Western hypocrisy, double standards, racism, and the prioritization of colonial interests rooted in dominance and resource exploitation—often in alliance with dictatorial regimes—are among the key factors that hindered the implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and nullified the real value of its provisions.

This means that the U.S. and European countries violated the Declaration’s provisions when they allied with dictatorial regimes, encouraging them to commit the most heinous crimes against humanity to protect their interests. These authoritarian regimes perpetrated these crimes primarily against political groups despised by the West, with Islamic movements being the most targeted. Members of these movements were subjected to violations, including murder, either under the guise of law or extrajudicially.

Studying the West’s silence on the violation of Islamists' rights by dictatorial regimes is a testament to its hypocrisy and racist double standards in dealing with human rights.

This silence may also provide an answer to the question: Why has the world failed to enforce the Universal Declaration of Human Rights? From 1948 until today, countless facts show how the West encouraged regimes that oppressed Islamists because it viewed them as adversaries. These movements were seen as the only obstacle to the full Israeli control over the Middle East, the usurpation of Palestine, and the realization of the so-called "Deal of the Century."

The West has been silent about “Israel’s” crimes against humanity, including the massacres committed against Palestinians, their forced displacement, the destruction of their cities, and the torture of their prisoners.

Simultaneously, Western countries—especially the United States—protected dictatorial regimes that oppressed Islamists, subjecting them to violations no less brutal or horrific than those committed by “Israel” against Palestinians.

This underscores the inherent racism and the lack of justice and equality in how humans are treated, contradicting the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states:

"Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world, and whereas disregard and contempt for human rights have resulted in barbarous acts which have outraged the conscience of mankind, and whereas the advent of a world in which human beings shall enjoy freedom of speech and belief and freedom from fear and want has been proclaimed as the highest aspiration of the common people, it is essential, if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law."

The Concept of the Human Family

The above text is rich and serves as a foundation for the principles that nations must adhere to and the concepts on which the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is based.

The first concept clearly highlighted in the text is the “human family” and the idea that all its members should enjoy equal rights.

This concept resonates deeply with me and has significantly influenced my studies in international media and public perception. There’s no doubt that this concept finds its roots in Islam, as reflected in the Farewell Sermon of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) on Mount Arafat: "No doubt! Your blood, your properties, and your honor are sacred to one another like the sanctity of this day of yours, in this (sacred) town (Mecca) of yours, in this month of yours.
O people, the believers are but brothers, and it is not permissible for a man to take from his brother’s wealth except with his good will. Have I conveyed? O Allah, bear witness.
O people, your Lord is One, and your father is one. All of you are from Adam, and Adam is from dust. Verily, the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous among you. An Arab has no superiority over a non-Arab except by piety. Have I conveyed? O Allah, bear witness."

Agreement on this concept is a significant civilizational achievement, as it is tied to a network of values, including human dignity, equality, the prohibition of racial discrimination, and the pursuit of justice and peace.

The Declaration therefore linked this concept to the protection of human rights through law and emphasized the right of individuals to rebel against tyranny and oppression if the law fails to safeguard their rights.

The Concept of Human Conscience

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights employed the concept of “human conscience” and asserted that barbarous acts stemming from the neglect and contempt of human rights constitute an affront to this conscience.

This concept suggests that humanity has reached a level of maturity and wisdom enabling it to judge actions based on conscience and to evaluate them in light of a commitment to human rights. Any violation of these rights, therefore, is an affront to this collective conscience.

The Declaration also linked this concept to the emergence of a world in which individuals enjoy freedom of speech and belief and are free from fear and want.

This aspirational tone of the preamble is rooted in a vision of building a new world based on the protection of human rights, expressing the United Nations' faith in these rights and its resolve to advance social progress and improve living standards in an atmosphere of freedom.

The Concept of Social Progress

This concept, which appears in the Declaration, highlights that the establishment of human civilization, progress, and improved living standards relies on expanding the scope of freedom, allowing individuals to express their ideas, produce knowledge, and exchange it.

This indicates that the violation of individuals' rights to expression and speech inevitably closes off the avenues for progress, limiting the ability of societies to build and develop their civilizations.

It is thus worth asking:

• Has the West’s insistence on encouraging authoritarian regimes and allying with them been a deliberate attempt to impose backwardness and poverty on nations, preventing them from benefiting from their people's talents, ideas, and efforts to achieve independence?
• Was this strategy designed to prevent former colonies from achieving progress, democracy, and freedom, ensuring the continued exploitation of their resources?

The preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights reflects lofty aspirations, yet it failed to resonate in a world governed by the use of force, where Western powers attempt to impose their colonial ideology on other nations.

Cooperation and Commitment

The preamble of the Declaration states that member states of the United Nations pledged to cooperate in ensuring the observance and respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

The UN General Assembly called on nations to bear this Declaration in mind and to strengthen the respect for these freedoms through education and actions that ensure their recognition and effective observance globally.

However, it is evident that nations have not adhered to the Declaration. Numerous events prove that its provisions have been violated and that the United Nations has failed in its responsibility to enforce compliance. As a result, peoples no longer rely on the United Nations in their struggle to demand human rights. This indicates a loss of trust in the organization, with historical experiences confirming its failure to condemn nations that violate human rights or commit crimes against humanity.

Why Did the UN Fail to Protect Human Rights?

Answering this question requires a review of the process of establishing the United Nations, its organizations, and how they are managed, as well as the extent of their subordination to Western countries possessing military power and their excessive use of it.

The United Nations and its agencies have become tools in the hands of the United States, leading to a loss of trust among nations in the organization’s ability to protect human rights. Consequently, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights has lost its luster despite containing concepts and provisions that could serve as a theoretical foundation for protecting and ensuring respect for human dignity.

Thus, the world has missed a historic opportunity to achieve peace, progress, and address humanitarian disasters and tragedies, which have often been caused by injustice, oppression, tyranny, and the arrogance of power.

The United Nations proved weaker than the monumental mission laid out by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: to protect the human family from the dangers of racism, tyranny, and injustice.

Could the United Nations have fulfilled this civilizational role and confronted the cruelty and arrogance of states in dealing with citizens? Undoubtedly, it could have if it had been built on the principles of justice, equality, and respect for the rights of nations, truly serving as a council for the human family.

However, despite acknowledging the failure of the United Nations and its inability to protect human rights, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights can still serve as a starting point for future struggles of nations against tyranny and the arrogance of power. This struggle is what could protect the human family from destruction and annihilation.

Defending human rights and respecting human dignity is a great honor for any state or organization. This defense affirms a commitment to humanity and represents a civilizational achievement worthy of pride. Conversely, violating human dignity and rights is a disgrace and a crime against humanity.

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On April 18, 1996, the Zionist entity committed a horrific massacre in the Lebanese town of Qana. To ensure that we do not forget the atrocities of this entity, “Al-Mujtama” is republishing this article written by Dr. Salah al-Din Arqah'dan, originally published in issue 1714 on August 12, 2006.

Despite the massacres and the blood of the Lebanese, the Zionists will reap nothing but terror and political failure, which now threaten Olmert's government.

Qana, a serene southern Lebanese town, holds artifacts that date back to prehistoric times, in addition to the miracle recorded in the Bible performed by Isa (Jesus) (peace be upon him) at a wedding there. Visitors can clearly see engravings in the rock believed to depict the disciples of Isa (peace be upon him) who witnessed this miracle.

In 1996, the Zionist enemy launched its US-manufactured missiles under the dense cover of American diplomatic maneuvers and stances, using the veto power to block any attempt to condemn the aggression, which the Zionists called “Operation Grapes of Wrath.” These missiles were deliberately targeted at a gathering of Qana residents near a United Nations observation post, resulting in the deaths of 110 Lebanese, both Muslims and Christians, who were buried together in a cemetery that has since become a warning and a testament to the truth of Zionism.

Cautious peace returned to Lebanon following the Zionist withdrawal from southern Lebanon in 2000. However, the Shebaa Farms remained a pretense for constant Zionist threats and provocations against Lebanon. The Zionist enemy continued to detain Lebanese, some of whom had been held since the 1970s. The United Nations resolutions calling for full withdrawal and the return of prisoners remained merely on paper!

Zionist Racism Under American Cover

The First Qana Massacre ended with the burial of the victims, but the massacre, its repercussions, and its symbolism remained entrenched in the halls of the United Nations through documents and Lebanese protests against the ongoing occupation and the non-release of prisoners. It also remained imprinted in the memory of the Lebanese, as the Zionist withdrawal did not alter its symbolism. Qana remains a living testament to the Zionist doctrine and their methods of dealing with others, embodying the only true Zionist slogan: “A Good Arab is a Dead Arab!”

Since 1936, the Lebanese have continuously and relentlessly suffered from Zionist violence, directly and indirectly. They also endure hardships due to the unwavering American support for Zionist policies. The Americans do not recognize any rights for any party other than the Zionists in the region.

Here lies the problem for Arabs and non-Arabs alike in the Zionist doctrinal perception, which views non-Jewish nations as creatures made by God in human form to serve them, having no rights whatsoever, and the crumbs they receive are seen as a favor for which they should be grateful.

Applying Zionist Doctrine in Iraq

You probably recall that before the Americans directed their occupying forces towards Iraq, they sought lessons in silencing conscience from the Zionists. The question they posed, which was reported by the media at the time, was “How should Israeli field commanders order their troops to destroy houses over their inhabitants' heads without fearing disobedience?”

You may also recall that the Americans were not dumb, and some of the stories from Abu Ghraib prison are irrefutable evidence of this. Inhumane, dead-conscience Zionists remain stationed on occupied Iraqi soil, ready at any moment to transfer their experiences from Jenin and Qana to the American occupation forces.

Rice's Green Light

Who hasn't heard U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice say, on the suffering land of Beirut and just hours before the Qana massacre, that “the Israelis are not obliged to an immediate ceasefire before achieving the security objectives of their military campaign!”

Yes! Rice stood over the bodies of our mothers and children to deliver the harshest rebuke to her Lebanese ruling elite audience for forcing the US to intervene directly to eradicate the forces of fundamentalism and extremism, as she put it. This is because the Lebanese government failed to carry out this task for the Americans. Washington's hope was that Arab governments would undertake the massacre themselves, eliminating factions resisting American policy and Israeli occupation, sparing the Israelis the trouble and the US the task of cleaning up the Israelis' image, tainted by the blood of Lebanese children, women, and the elderly, in the corridors of the United Nations and beyond.

Rice's statement gave the green light for the latest Qana massacre, just as previous statements sparked the first Qana massacre and others alike. Qana has large and extended similar massacres, from Bahr al-Baqar in Egypt to the northern borders of Lebanon, passing through over 400 Palestinian cities and villages that share the same fate as Qana and Deir Yassin.

Zionist Failure

But what has Israel reaped in Lebanon? What have the Zionists achieved so far from their declared goals?

The numbers and facts on the ground say “Nothing.”

The Lebanese government's and people's stance has become more unified and resilient in the face of Israeli violence.

The popularity of the Israeli occupation army has declined both within and outside Israel, as it has failed spectacularly to confront a popular militia whose resilience is considered a victory by all standards and a defeat for Israel.

More importantly, the operations of the Lebanese resistance targeting the Israeli interior have, for the first time in the history of the conflict, instilled terror in the hearts of the Israelis, disrupted production, emptied the port of Haifa of its ships, and forced hundreds of thousands of Israelis to stay in shelters and bunkers out of fear of the resistance's rockets.

The Zionists have no more tricks up their sleeve beyond what we've already seen. However, the resistance against the Zionist-American project still has much in reserve that has yet to be deployed. The current war will eventually end, whether it drags on or not, and the Zionists will have to choose a more realistic leadership to guide them out of the Lebanese quicksand with the least possible losses.

If only Arab officials would reconsider their analysis of the crisis and its solutions and strive to preserve lives that Allah has forbidden to be taken except with justice.

And if only the current American administration, preoccupied with igniting conflicts across the world, would look at the legend of “Armageddon” from a different perspective. Christ (peace be upon him) was Palestinian, and his disciples were Palestinian, Lebanese, Syrian, and Jordanian. If only they would realize, even once, that the Zionists track every land where Isa (peace be upon him) ever walked, destroying and sabotaging them. And for the Americans and Zionists engrossed in reading the Torah's symbols, they should pay attention to the fact that the curse of Qana is a tangible and proven reality that struck the former Zionist leadership in 1996.

Any rational person would acknowledge that it has affected the current leadership in terms of its popularity and the confidence of the Israeli people in its army. Let them and their disciples beware of the curse of Qana, wherever they may be!

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‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 172: Israel continues raids on Gaza hospitals following UNSC ceasefire resolution.

After the UN Security Council passed a resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the U.S. decided not to vote. Despite this, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has promised to keep fighting, and Israeli forces are currently attacking two major hospitals in Gaza.

Casualties

• Over 32,000 people have been killed and at least 74,000 wounded in the Gaza Strip.
• More than 400 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.
• Israel has revised its estimated death toll down from 1,400 to 1,139.
• Almost 600 Israeli soldiers have been killed and over 3,000 injured since October 7.

Key Developments

• The UN Security Council passed a resolution for a “lasting” ceasefire without a U.S. veto. Netanyahu has stated that Israel will continue fighting until Israeli captives are released.
• UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres emphasized the importance of UNRWA as a lifeline for Palestinians in Gaza, despite the U.S. government funding bill banning UNRWA from receiving funds until 2025.
• UNRWA’s Commissioner-General reported that 171 UNRWA employees have been killed by Israeli forces since October 7.
• Nine Palestinians drowned while trying to retrieve aid packages dropped in the sea north of Gaza, and 27 have died from malnutrition due to food shortages.
• Israeli forces wounded two Palestinians in Nablus city and arrested 30 across the West Bank, bringing the total detained by Israel since October to 7,800.
• Over 100 Palestinians were killed in Gaza in just 24 hours.

 UN Security Council Passes Ceasefire Resolution with U.S. Abstention

• The UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, almost six months after Israel's assault on the Strip began.
• The resolution was adopted after the U.S. abstained, a significant shift from its previous positions.
• The resolution calls for the unconditional release of the remaining Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip as a precondition for the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza.
• Hamas welcomed the resolution and is ready to conduct a captive swap with Israel immediately.
• Israel rejected the resolution, stating that the U.S. had "abandoned" its previous position that linked a ceasefire to a hostage release.
• The U.S. was "perplexed" by Israel's reaction and stated that the UN resolution "is not binding, so there is no impact at all on Israel’s ability to go after Hamas."

Eleven Massacres Across the Gaza Strip

• The Palestinian health ministry announced that 107 Palestinians were killed in 11 massacres committed by Israeli forces in the past 24 hours.
• Israeli bombings targeted the Abu Naqira family home, killing 21 Palestinians, including ten children.
• Israeli forces continued their incursions in the surroundings of al-Shifa Hospital, killing 30 Palestinians.
• Nine Palestinians were reported dead after drowning while trying to retrieve humanitarian aid from airdrops that fell into the sea in the northern Gaza Strip.

Israel Forces Raid Al-Amal Hospital

• The Palestinian Red Crescent Society announced that the al-Amal hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, was completely forced out of service on Monday by Israeli forces.
• Israeli forces continue to besiege al-Shifa hospital for the ninth day in a row.
• Israeli forces arrested hundreds of Palestinians in the vicinity of al-Shifa, claiming they were members of Palestinian resistance groups.

Israeli Arrest Wave in the West Bank

• Israeli forces raided Qalqilya and Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank and Bethlehem and Hebron in the south, arresting 30 Palestinians.
• The number of Palestinians detained by Israeli forces has reached 7,800 prisoners since October 7.

Desperate Escape

The Rohingyas, a stateless minority from Myanmar, are going through a dire situation as they're in search of  a safe place due to ongoing persecution and absence of help in refugee camps.

Tragic Incident

A recent boat sinking off the coast of Indonesia resulted in the deaths of over 50 Rohingya people, highlighting the determined plight of this prosecuted and oppressed group.

 Escalating Crisis

The situation is worsening as violence against Muslims in Myanmar spreads to the Rakhine area, wherein many Rohingya live, and situations in refugee camps in Bangladesh maintain to deteriorate.

 Struggle for Survival

Most Rohingya attempt  to reach Malaysia, where they try and locate safety as asylum seekers, however the journey is fraught with threat.

 Increasing Numbers

The number of Rohingya refugees arriving in Indonesia has been at the rise, with many dealing with rejection and hostility from nearby citizens.

 International Concern

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has expressed deep alarm over the attacks on Rohingya households and the unfold of hate speech and wrong information concentrated on the Rohingya community.

 Urgent Need for Assistance

The Rohingya are in determined need of assist as conditions in refugee camps go to pot and violence keeps to escalate in their domestic international locations.

 Call for Action

The worldwide network need to come together to provide the essential assets and assistance to help alleviate the suffering of the Rohingya humans and save you further tragedies.

Source: Le Monde

Within the Zionist Ministry of Foreign Affairs, there are two units dedicated to propagating and spreading false propaganda in the global media: the “Digital Department” and the “Arabic Media Bureau.” Additionally, several Zionist intelligence agencies manage digital committees.

“Media Line” on November 30, 2023, and “Jerusalem Post” on December 2, 2023, have shed light on a side of these digital committees under the titles “The Keyboard Warriors,” aka (The Zionist Fakers), and “Israeli Digital Diplomacy.”

Following “Hamas'” attack on “Israel” during the “Al-Aqsa Flood,” “Israel” mobilized these propaganda departments to spread a series of lies depicting the horrors allegedly committed by “Hamas,” justifying the ongoing genocide in Gaza. They focused on two major lies: claims of sexual violence and rape in addition to murder and dismemberment of children, attributing these acts to “Hamas” on October 7th.

These fabrications were leaked to American and European newspapers, which expanded their circulation without any evidence or testimony of an “Israeli” woman being raped or an “Israeli” child's body being found!

It's ironic that Western newspapers, which claim professionalism and neutrality and supposedly refuse to publish reports without evidence, got involved in spreading these allegations, revealing their double standards. The spreading of these lies has no relation to the truth whatsoever and serves political agendas, demonizing “Hamas” and justifying the killing and starving of children, women, and elders in Gaza.

Despite American newspapers exposing these lies, notably the investigative website “Intercept,” and some newspapers like “The New York Times” retracting their reports on the matter after being exposed, even “Israeli” newspapers denied any cases of rape or sexual violence against Zionist prisoners. The U.S. presidency apologized for promoting these lies after their scandal was revealed, yet the same lies continue to be used.

Who Implicated the United Nations?

Finally, after the truth emerged and these were mere lies to demonize and tarnish the resistance, it was surprising that Pramila Patten, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, became involved. She issued a report on March 4, 2024, relying on all these baseless lies, which the occupation eagerly embraced, claiming it as an international document confirming these lies!

She alleged in her report the occurrence of rape and sexual violence by “Hamas” fighters against “Israeli” women during the “Al-Aqsa Flood” battle! This confirms the manipulation of Zionist propaganda offices and Western media over the United Nations to the extent of issuing a report condemning the resistance.

What's even more bizarre is that this UN statement, based on “Israeli” and Western lies, was promoted, while in contrast, the report by UN rapporteurs on the compelling evidence of horrific violations against Palestinian women and girls by Zionist occupation forces was ignored.

This is why Pramila Patten faced criticism from journalists after it was revealed that her report lacked victims or evidence! Especially since she admitted to sourcing information from 33 meetings with “Israeli” institutions, ministries' officials, and Zionist security forces, as well as visits to military bases. She wrote, “The mission was not able to meet with any victims of sexual violence on October 7^th, despite our efforts.” Yet, she claimed in a report that there were cases of sexual violence! She stated that she was gathering information about sexual violence and mass rape that occurred at the “Israeli” Nova Dance and Music Festival, Road 232, and Re'im Ba'ir. However, she has no information about who committed the sexual violence, which is known to occur among Zionists at such events. Nonetheless, the accusation was fabricated against “Hamas” fighters by Zionist propaganda to demonize the movement's soldiers.

Funny that one journalist embarrassed the UN official who claimed that rape occurred at her press conference, saying, “If this wasn’t an investigation, how does your report differ from “The New York Times” article?” This was a false report by the newspaper that was exposed for fabricating it.

Another journalist embarrassed her by asking why she didn't meet released “Israeli” prisoners who had received good treatment from the resistance and confirmed it, denying any violence towards them. She simply said, “I believe what the people I interviewed said was very convincing,” indicating that she fell victim to Zionist and Western propaganda, repeating fabricated reports submitted to her without conducting any real investigation while, intentionally or ignorantly, participating in promoting these lies.

“Hamas”: Where is the evidence?

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) condemned the report issued by UN official Pramila Patten regarding the allegations of rape and sexual violence committed by Palestinian resistance fighters during the “Al-Aqsa Flood” on October 7th.

The movement stated that Patton's report came after failed Zionist attempts to prove these false accusations, which are confirmed to be baseless, only aiming at demonizing Palestinian resistance and covering up the UN rapporteurs' report on compelling evidence of crimes against Palestinian women and girls by Zionist occupation forces.

“Hamas” asserted that Patton's report did not document any testimony of what she claims as “victims” of those incidents, relying instead on “Israeli” institutions, soldiers, and witnesses chosen by the occupation authorities to push towards proving these false charges, which have been refuted by all international investigations and reports.

“Hamas” emphasized that Patton's allegations clearly contradict the testimonies of “Israeli” women about the good treatment they received from the resistance, as well as the testimonies of released “Israeli” female prisoners who confirmed receiving good treatment during their captivity in Gaza.

Subjecting the United Nations

It seems that the UN official’s report on allegations of sexual violence by “Hamas” fighters is part of “Israel's” expanding campaign against the United Nations. It started with criticizing the UN's condemnation of occupation crimes and ended with pressuring it to fabricate this report.

This Zionist campaign relies more on propaganda than evidence, which is why “Israel” was irritated when the UN Secretary-General debunked this report issued by Pramila Patten for its lack of credibility. This caused “Israeli” Foreign Minister Katz, who strongly promoted the rape report, to attack him.

Exposing the Lies

The American website “Intercept” exposed, in an extensive investigation on February 28, 2024, how the issue of the rape of “Israeli” women was fabricated, unlike “The New York Times” report.

The website clarified that “The New York Times” commissioned the former “Israeli” Air Force intelligence officer and filmmaker, Anat Schwartz, to work with her nephew, Adam Cella, and the veteran correspondent of “The New York Times,” Jeffrey Gettleman, on an investigation into the allegations of sexual violence committed by “Hamas,” but it turned out to be all lies!

The American website “Intercept” published another report containing an “Israeli” denial of any cases of sexual violence by “Hamas” fighters against “Israeli” women, quoting the denial of the Kibbutz Be'eri spokesperson, a settlement nearby Gaza, which refuted what “The New York Times” claimed on December 28, 2023, under the headline “Screams Without Words.”

The website denied the newspaper's claim that two victims were subjected to any sexual assault, as no assault had even occurred at all!

The summary of the “Intercept” report was that American newspapers published a monstrous lie about “Hamas” raping “Israeli” women, which made the whole world turn against Gaza, alongside the fabricated story of burning and dismembering 40 “Israeli” babies, all of which are baseless lies, not even a single one confirming them. There are no police reports of rape or child burning, no rape hotlines, no hospital reports, no forensic analysis, and no victim testimonies!

“Intercept” affirmed that everything published by American newspapers without exception, based on testimonies from “Israeli” soldiers or their supporters, is baseless and fabricated, and perhaps the goal is to tarnish the image of the resistance specifically and Arabs in general, portraying them as rapists.

Fabricating a Rape Report, Then Retracting It!

In a third report published by the investigative American website “Intercept” on January 28, 2024, it criticized “The New York Times” for fabricating a story by its Pulitzer’s award-winning journalist Jeffrey Gettleman, alleging that “Hamas” systematically used sexual violence as a weapon in the war, raping “Israeli” women during the attacks on October 7.

“Intercept” revealed that the renowned American newspaper, which witnessed American protestors for its bias in media coverage against Palestinians and its support for Zionist genocide in Gaza, was forced to retract the publication. There were heated arguments among its journalists through internal communication channels and insults exchanged among them due to this fabrication, which would have been a major scandal for the newspaper.

It stated: The episode of “Podcast” by “The New York Times” that was scheduled for publication but later canceled was supposed to address allegations of sexual violence committed by “Hamas” on October 7, but an internal dispute over the fabrication erupted, leading to its non-publication.

Furthermore, there is not a single piece of evidence, and not a single “Israeli” came forward to testify. Also, a report by the investigative website “New Zone” debunked these lies, stating that they are just part of other fabrications, such as allegations of “Hamas” burning and killing Israeli children.

“Intercept” confirmed that “The New York Times” issued a decision to cancel the publication of the story after internal concerns about committing a “journalistic disaster” due to fundamental inconsistencies in the narrative presented in the article.

On December 28, 2023, “The New York Times” published a lengthy report about allegations of the Palestinian resistance's reliance on sexual violence and its systematic use as a weapon against civilians in the October 7th attack.

The report stirred up turmoil within the corridors of “The New York Times” itself and among its employees, as they criticized the indulgence in applying editorial standards to a report addressing such a sensitive subject, according to sources from the newspaper to “The Intercept.”

“The New York Times” is facing criticism for exercising severe bias in its coverage of the war by relying on “pro-Israel” sources only, with Americans protesting against its biased coverage in favor of the occupation.

Since October 7th, the newspaper has relied on “Israeli” military sources while downplaying the extent of death and destruction in Palestine.

An analysis conducted by “The Intercept” found that in the first six weeks of the war, “The New York Times,” along with many other major newspapers, consistently delegitimized Palestinian deaths and exhibited severe bias in coverage by relying on sources and voices only supportive of “Israel.”

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