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The Al-Ahli Hospital Bombing and Doctored Audio

from Bonus Episode: Abby Martin

3 min

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Abby recounts the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital bombing, disputing the 'errant Islamic Jihad rocket' explanation, and describes Channel 4 News debunking Israeli audio recordings as doctored by mixing separate channels together.

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  • Al-Ahli Hospital bombing: Israel claimed it was an errant Hamas missile, but many suspected an Israeli strike.
  • Israeli propaganda apparatus is billion-dollar funded with war rooms at Tel Aviv University correcting the record online.
  • October 7th claims—beheaded babies, mass rape—turned out to be largely false; the exact truth remains unknown because Israel's statements proved to be lies.
  • Al-Ahli Hospital bombing killed 500 civilians, the largest mass casualty event against Palestinians, then narrative shifted to errant Islamic Jihad missile.
  • Tim notes the claim is impossible: if an errant rocket killed 500 people, many more civilians would be dead from misfires throughout the conflict.
  • Israel released doctored audio recordings purporting to show Islamic Jihad operatives admitting they fired the errant rocket.
  • Audio forensics experts from Channel 4 News proved the recordings were doctored by finding them recorded on two separate channels then mixed together, not a legitimate phone call.
  • Gazans avoid cell phones knowing everything is recorded and monitored, using other methods to communicate, making the doctored audio claim even more suspect.
  • Tim questions the logic: if the missile was embarrassing to Islamic Jihad, why would they release a recording admitting it?
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IsraelAl-Ahli Arab HospitalGazaIslamic JihadChannel 4 NewsBill Clinton

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