More gruesome evidence of Hamas rape -- not just on Oct 7, but of many hostages wapo.st/3JGbxkd

1/ It's nice to see my thread mentioned in The Harvard Crimson last week, and again in this morning's story—but I wish they'd reached out to me for comment, or included a link, or discussed the signs and not just the pushback:

x.com/StephenESachs/…

The “Illicit #Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act” has been signed into law by President Biden today. It passed the Senate yesterday with an overwhelming bipartisan majority of 79-18 as part of a fast-tracked national security supplemental bill and signed by President Biden.

Fantastic thread from Harvard Law School Prof Stephen Sachs on Harvard encampment.

How terrible that some of the staunchest supporters of war criminal Assad are allowed to lead pro-Palestine protests.

What FDD exists for: to stand in the fire in the moment of peril for free nations against the forces of evil, tyranny, & chaos.

In 'The Big Lies About Israel’s Big Bombs,'David Adesnik and Mark Montgomery reveal how media created a fictional ‘war-crime’ narrative.

Read more 👉 lttr.ai/ARlc3

#Israel #Gaza #Media #IDF

British planes from Cyprus knocked a bunch of Iranian drones out of the sky tonight. US systems nailed a bunch. Jordanian systems did, too. And of course Israel.

Not a bad night for the Western-led alliance in the Middle East. Not bad at all.

.David Adesnik: 'The sudden shifts in the ministry’s reporting methods suggest it is scrambling to prevent exposure of its shoddy work. For months, U.S. media have taken for granted that the ministry’s top-line figure for casualties was reliable enough to include in daily updates on…

Hamas-Run Gaza Health Ministry Admits to Flaws in Casualty Data

David Adesnik and Joe Truzman weigh in:
fdd.org/analysis/2024/…

If one removes the questionable data from the Gaza Health Ministry’s numbers, it becomes clearer that Israel has made considerable efforts to minimize the war’s effect on civilians, writes David Adesnik
on.wsj.com/3J73Vap

Instead of drawing so-called red lines for a U.S. ally, as if it were a threat to American values and interests, Biden should encourage Israel to dispatch Hamas swiftly, writes David Adesnik
on.wsj.com/3PMSngb

'U.S. journalists reporting on civilian harm in Gaza prefer to take their cues almost exclusively from Israel’s harshest critics.'

David Adesnik & Mark Montgomery reveal 'The Big Lies About Israel’s Big Bombs': lttr.ai/ARIgE

#Israel #Gaza #Media #IDF

From Wall Street Journal Opinion: If one removes the questionable data from the Gaza Health Ministry’s numbers, it becomes clearer that Israel has made considerable efforts to minimize the war’s effect on civilians, writes David Adesnik on.wsj.com/3J75zbV

The IDF has concluded an investigation into the targeting of three vehicles and killing seven aid workers with WCK (three of whom were security coordinators).

The findings still leave a few questions, I'll detail in the thread.

The conclusion says the brigade fire support…

Great piece by my FDD colleague David David Adesnik:
Hamas 'ministry [of health] attributes 15,070 of the dead, or 45.9%, to news reports. From which outlets? The ministry never says.'
And Al-Jazeera attributed its numbers to this Gaza Ministry of Health. Looks like a loop that…

From Wall Street Journal Opinion: If one removes the questionable data from the Gaza Health Ministry’s numbers, it becomes clearer that Israel has made considerable efforts to minimize the war’s effect on civilians, writes David Adesnik on.wsj.com/49xV78k

Hamas’s Casualty Numbers Games

Journalists and Joe Biden lend credence to bogus counts from the Gaza Health Ministry.
David Adesnik in The Wall Street Journal:
wsj.com/articles/hamas…

Instead of drawing so-called red lines for a U.S. ally, as if it were a threat to American values and interests, Biden should encourage Israel to dispatch Hamas swiftly, writes David Adesnik
on.wsj.com/49kkNVK

Hamas’s Casualty Numbers Games

FDD David Adesnik⁩ breaks down why the Gaza Health Ministry numbers are likely bogus. wsj.com/articles/hamas…