In his most recent op-ed for The Messenger, Fox News contributor Joe Concha examined What Happens if the First Report Isn’t Right: Gaza Hospital Tragedy Ignites Global Unrest.
From The Messenger:
In the immediate aftermath of an explosion at a hospital in Gaza, reportedly killing and injuring 500 or more people, many reports in U.S. media outlets repeated the claim by Hamas that the horrific toll resulted from an Israeli airstrike.
On cable news, international broadcasts and on social media, the headlines looked and sounded something like this: “Israeli Strike Kills Hundreds In Gaza Hospital, Palestinians Say.”
The overall framing of some stories appeared to blame Israel, based on Hamas sources, and immediately helped to escalate an already tense crisis. Violent protests broke out in front of U.S. embassies from Beirut to Baghdad, forcing evacuations of some diplomatic staff. President Biden’s scheduled meeting with Arab leaders was promptly canceled. Iran, which funds the Hamas and Hezbollah terror organizations, ominously declared in Hebrew on social media that “Time is up” for Israel after the hospital strike.
ut some of the blame-Israel narrative changed when Israeli military officials produced evidence that a missile allegedly launched by the terror organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad had struck the hospital. The evidence included videos from multiple angles showing an outbound missile launched in Gaza misfiring and heading directly down into the area where the hospital is located. This isn’t exactly uncommon, as some of these missiles aren’t known for their reliability.
Full Op-Ed Over at The Messenger:
My latest on the Gaza missile misfire and the blatant misinformation that since followed. The need to get it right is now a matter of life and death, but the interest in doing so appears to be by superseded by an inherent anti-Israel bias. Give it a read: https://t.co/Ox87WSnbk1
— Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) October 19, 2023
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