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A week ago, Hamas terrorists murdered more than 1200 civilians in Israel in a bestial manner. Babies, children and old people were abducted - and are now being abused as human shields.
In spite of all this, more and more Hamas-celebrities are taking their Jew-hatred to the streets all over Europe, relativising the atrocities and - even more - using lies to reverse the perpetrator/victim.
Claim: "Gaza is occupied by Israel!"
FALSE! Not a single Israeli has lived in the Gaza Strip since 2005. The Israeli government evacuated all Israeli localities in Gaza and left it completely to the Palestinians. Instead of investing in the economy and education, the terrorist group Hamas came to power - and is putting all the money into terror. Again and again, Israel is attacked with rockets from the Gaza Strip.
Claim: "Gaza is completely sealed off by Israel!"
NONSENSE! Israel cannot completely seal off the Gaza Strip. Gaza borders not only Israel, but also Egypt. But although Egypt likes to publicly show solidarity with the Palestinians, the Egyptian government is afraid to let Palestinians into the country. The fear of terrorists and radical Islamists is too great.
Claim: "Gaza is dying of thirst because Israel turned off the water!"
NO! Only a small part of Gaza's water is supplied by Israel. According to Israeli data, only 10 per cent of the water supply in Gaza is based on deliveries from Israel. In addition, Hamas uses the water, like all resources, for its terror. In a video, the group brags about tearing water pipes out of the ground to make rockets out of them.
Claim: "The Israeli blockade is a crime!"
FACT: Despite years of rocket attacks, Israel sent tons of food, medicine, etc. to Gaza. Civilians were given the opportunity to work inside Israel. Only after the barbaric terror attack on Saturday with more than 1200 murdered and more than 100 abducted did Israel stop the supply. Gaza's Arab neighbour Egypt, for example, could now ensure the supply.
Claim: "The Israelis have shelters, the Palestinians don't."
FALSE! Some Palestinians in Gaza have bunkers: the Hamas leadership. They prefer to hole up under schools and hospitals to protect themselves from Israeli retaliatory attacks. Hamas does not build shelters for civilians and uses families as shields to keep Israel from attacking. And: If Hamas would stop terror, no civilian in Gaza would need a shelter.
Claim: "Israel deliberately bombs civilians!"
NO! Before Israel bombs an apartment building where Hamas terrorists are holed up, residents are called, receive warning text messages in Arabic. The army has already told Gaza residents which areas will be particularly contested and should be left immediately. The terrorists forbid many people to leave their neighbourhoods or houses despite attack warnings. The Hamas calculation: it uses the images of civilian casualties to increase the pressure on Israel to stop its military operations.
Claim: "Gaza lives in abject poverty because of Israel."
FALSE! The EU alone sends around 691 million euros a year to the Palestinian territories. BUT: The money does not reach most of the inhabitants, instead it flows to corrupt officials of the administration and international organisations. In Gaza, for example, there are large villas and hotels with pool facilities, while civilians live right next door below the poverty line. Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, allowing the Palestinians to take care of their economy independently and freely - instead, all the funds flowed into terror.
Claim: "No EU money flows to Hamas".
NOT CORRECT! Although this is repeatedly claimed - among others by EU Commission Vice-President Josep Borrell (76) - it is clear: in the Gaza Strip, the Hamas terrorists call the shots - and thus also have the power over the money.
Hamas members, for example, work in high positions for the Palestinian Refugee Agency UNRWA, which is financed by EU funds, among other things. Again and again, UNRWA facilities (e.g. schools) are used as hiding places for terrorist rockets. In addition, EU funds flow to Hamas via front organisations.Claim: "Hamas has fewer weapons than Israel. It is an unequal fight!"
FACT: The Israeli military is much better equipped than Hamas - fortunately! Because: Hamas' goal is to kill as many Israelis as possible. The terror beasts do not stop at small children and defenceless old people, murdering and kidnapping them. And they have been doing so for years. Israel, on the other hand, defends itself against the terrorists, attacks their positions in Gaza to ensure its own survival.
If Hamas laid down its arms, there would be peace. If Israel were to lay down its arms, the Jewish state would no longer exist.