🧵Haaretz has a long record of fabricating or distorting news to push an anti-Zionist agenda. Its publisher, Amos Schocken, admitted the paper sees itself not as a journalistic outlet but as a tool to "shape Israel"—especially for foreign audiences. 1/ honestreporting.com/haaretz-admits…
Schocken and many of its editors have long espoused deep anti-Zionist views, desires for Zionism to "collapse" and lauded Palestinian terrorists as freedom fighters–as Schocken did in 2024. He backtracked when called out but this world view permeates every issue. 2/
Here is one of the current editors who wrote "In the collapse of Zionism, we shall find solace." Should someone who writes this be considered a trusted journalist on issues related to Israel? 3/
These types of comments and world views go way back. Here in 2017 world news editor Asaf Ronel tweeted that anti-Zionism was needed to fight Israel's apartheid. 3/ honestreporting.com/haaretz-editor…
In Nov 2023 I documented how Haaretz fabricated the quote “The emphasis is on damage and not on accuracy” and misrepresented what Hagari said. This "quote" is now used often as fake "evidence" that Israel bombed Gaza indiscriminately 4/
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In Feb 2025 I documented how Haaretz published a "genocide" piece that was filled with fabricated quotes, which of course passed through Haaretz's non-existent "fact checking." Hatred of Israel seems to be the only required standard. 5/
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This thread could go on forever. On the latest fake piece of journalism, here is a good breakdown from Andrew Fox: END mrandrewfox.substack.com/p/haaretz-the-…
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