How Western Media Shields Hamas Lies

Let’s get one thing straight: Israel is not the aggressor in this war; it’s the target. Yet, if you flip through the pages of The New York Times, The Guardian, or tune into CNN or the BBC, you’d think Israel woke up one morning and decided to bomb Gaza for sport. The narrative is predictable: Israel breaks ceasefires, Israel targets civilians, and Israel is the bully. Meanwhile, Hamas, a terrorist group that openly calls for the annihilation of the Jewish state, gets a free pass, or worse, is framed as just another “party” in a conflict, as if this were a diplomatic spat between equals. It’s time we call this what it is: a shameful distortion of reality that’s feeding antisemitism across the West.

Take the latest headlines. Israel has resumed military operations in Gaza after Hamas torpedoed hostage negotiations—again. The terrorist group still holds Israeli captives, playing with their lives like pawns in a sick game. Yet, outlets are already churning out stories claiming Israel shattered the ceasefire. Hello? Hamas didn’t just break the truce; it never honored it, and now Hezbollah and the Houthis are piling on, firing at Israel from Lebanon and Yemen. But somehow, the Jewish state is the villain for defending itself.

While Israel fights for its very existence, the West’s press smears it with lies, handing Hamas a propaganda victory on a silver platter. Israel is surrounded and attacked from all sides, and still, they point fingers while Hamas holds innocent lives in chains.

This isn’t just sloppy journalism; it’s a pattern. Western media, from the US to Europe, consistently frame Israel as the instigator, even when it’s responding to existential threats. When Palestinian casualties are reported, the word “terrorist” rarely makes an appearance. Instead, we get vague references to “Palestinians killed,” sourced from so-called “Palestinian media,” often a euphemism for Hamas propaganda. The result? Readers assume Israel is indiscriminately slaughtering civilians, not targeting the gunmen hiding among them. Contrast that with the meticulous care Israel takes to minimize civilian harm, often at great risk to its own soldiers. Where’s that story?

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Then there’s the absurd criticism that Israel “abandons” Palestinians by cutting off electricity or resources to Gaza. Let’s pause and think about this rationally: Why should any nation be obligated to supply a territory controlled by a group sworn to its destruction? It’s a ludicrous expectation, yet Israel faces it daily. Hamas diverts aid to build tunnels and rockets, not schools or hospitals, but the West’s media rarely connect those dots. Instead, Israel gets the blame for Gaza’s misery, while Hamas’s reign of terror is quietly ignored.

This bias isn’t new, but it’s getting worse. Europe’s press, steeped in a post-colonial guilt complex, seems allergic to calling out Hamas for what it is: a brutal, antisemitic terrorist organization. Meanwhile, in the US, even progressive outlets that pride themselves on “speaking truth to power” parrot unverified casualty figures from Gaza’s “health ministry” without a shred of skepticism. When Israel strikes a terrorist hideout and civilians tragically die, the headlines scream “massacre.”

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How Europe and the US Whitewash Hamas’s CrimesHow Europe and the US Whitewash Hamas’s Crimes

The geopolitical backdrop only sharpens the hypocrisy. Under President Donald Trump, the US has doubled down as Israel’s strongest ally, a fact that rankles many in Europe. Trump’s unapologetic support exposed the fault lines: Europe prefers a weaker Israel, one it can chastise from a safe distance. Now, with Hezbollah and the Houthis escalating their attacks, Iran’s proxies are testing Israel’s resolve. Yet the West’s media still paint Israel as the provocateur, not the nation fighting a multi-front war for survival.

Israel risks everything to avoid civilian deaths, but the minute a Hamas thug gets hit, the West cries ‘massacre’ and pretends those ‘Palestinian media’ numbers aren’t straight from the terrorists’ playbook. Israel’s soldiers put their lives on the line to protect the innocent, while Hamas hides behind women and children, yet the headlines still scream that Israel’s the monster.

Enough is enough. Israel doesn’t need lectures from ivory-tower editors who’ve never heard a rocket siren. It needs a total victory in Gaza, a decisive end to Hamas’s reign of terror. The October 7, 2023 massacre wasn’t a one-off; it was a declaration of intent. The West’s media double standard isn’t just unfair; it’s dangerous. By legitimizing Hamas as a “side” in this conflict, it emboldens terrorists and fuels antisemitism. Jewish communities worldwide are paying the price, from synagogue attacks to street harassment, as distorted reporting stokes old hatred.

When terrorists lie, and journalists echo it, that’s not reporting; it’s collaboration.

It’s time for Israel to finish the job in Gaza, not because it wants war, but because it craves peace, a peace Hamas will never allow. And it’s time for the West to wake up, ditch the sanctimonious framing, and stand with a democracy against a death cult. Anything less is a betrayal of the truth.

Let’s be clear: “finishing the job” doesn’t mean targeting all Palestinians, it means dismantling Hamas, the terrorist group that’s hijacked Gaza and its people. Palestinians who stand with Hamas, who support its genocidal agenda against Jews, are complicit in this nightmare. They’re in the same boat as the terrorists, shielding them and enabling their atrocities. The sooner Hamas is gone, the sooner Gaza’s civilians can hope for a future free of tyranny.

The war on Israel is no longer just on the battlefield. It’s being waged in newsrooms, headlines, and hashtags. This isn’t about Gaza. It’s about a world that never stopped finding new ways to blame Jews for surviving. Call it bias or cowardice, but don’t you dare call it journalism.