Islamophobia Watch: How 'Jihad Watch' Twists Reports Of Palestinians Clash With Israeli Police As Israel Imposes Restrictions On Evening Gathering In Holy Ramadan
Islamophobic Media Takes Advantage Of
Palestinians Who Don't Have Their Own Media To Present Them In Bad Light
Main Points:
1. Palestinian youth opposed curbs imposed on
evening gathering in mosques during Ramadan.
2. The Israeli police erected amphitheatre like
barricade to prevent them from going to mosque.
3. The Jews chanted "Death to Arabs".
4. 8 Palestinians were injured and were taken
to hospital.
5. European countries like France have eased
restrictions on Nuslims for Ramadan but Israel did the opposite.
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New Age Islam Correspondent
29 April
2021
Ramadan
nights see Israeli police and Palestinians face off in Jerusalem
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Last week
Palestinian youth clashed with Israeli police in East Jerusalem as they were
prevented from gathering in the evening for their special Ramadan prayers. The
clashes have occurred nightly since the onset of Ramadan on April 13.
A report by
Stephen Farrell of Reuters said,
"East
Jerusalem was on edge just after midnight on Saturday as Palestinians faced off
with Israeli police in nightly Ramadan clashes that sparked rocket fire by
militants in the Gaza Strip and protests in Palestinian towns across the
occupied West Bank."
The reason
for the clashes were the curbs imposed by the Israeli police on gathering during
Ramadan. During the clashes, the Jews also chanted "Death to Arabs",
according to the report. Palestinians hurled rocks and stones towards water
cannons fired by the Israeli police. Eight Palestinians were injured in the
clashes and were taken to hospital for treatment.
Soon Hamas
joined the Palestinians and fired three rockets, Reuters quoted Israeli
military as saying. According to the report,
"Palestinians
say police have tried to prevent them from holding their usual Ramadan evening
gatherings outside Damascus Gate by erecting metal barriers in its
amphitheatre-style plaza."
However, an
Islamophobic website Jihad Watch published a report on the happening from a
Islamophobic angle on 17th April. The report begins with the title:
"Ramadan
in Jerusalem: Muslims scream Allahu Akbar and attack Israeli police"
The report
begins as follows:
"Palestinian
militants in Gaza fired around three dozen rockets into Israel overnight, while
the Israeli military struck back at targets operated by the ruling Hamas group."
It is
evident from the Reuters report that Palestine youth clashed with Israeli
police because they had imposed curbs on evening gatherings when they tried to
enter the mosque for their special Ramadan prayers but Jihad Watch does not
mention the reason for the clash and creates the impression that Palestinian
youth attacked the Israeli police without any provocation. It also misleads the
readers by saying the Hamas fired 36 rockets out which 6 were intercepted while
others fell in open areas, whereas the Reuters says that the Hamas fired only
three rockets till that day.
Another
flaw in Jihad Watch report is that it quotes Tor Wonnesland, UN envoy to the
region as saying, “The indiscriminate launching of rockets towards Israeli
population centres violates international law and must stop immediately."
The fact is that the name of the UN Co-ordinator is Nicholay Mladenov and not
Tor Wonnesland. Mr Mladenov also criticised thd Israeli government for
restrictions and causing a health disaster in Gaza strip.
The fact is
that the name of the UN Co-ordinator's name is Nicholay Mladenov. JW does not
quote his statement criticising Israel's restrictions in Gaza Strip leading to
a humanitarian crisis. According to the UN News, "He elaborated on
security, humanitarian and political crisis in the enclave including
restrictions that are contributing to an ongoing health disaster in Gaza
strip."
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