A photo that has gone viral purports to show an elderly Palestinian couple gazing at their previous house, which is now occupied by a Brooklyn couple.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis (“@DrLoupis“) tweeted the picture of the elderly Palestinian couple claiming that the couple looks at their former home, which is now occupied by a couple from Brooklyn. The tweet was made on Nov 1, 2023, which has received an about 1.7M views on X.
Evil.🇮🇱 pic.twitter.com/bf4OAbxqlM
— Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis (@DrLoupis) November 6, 2023
According to Gabbar (“@Gabbar0099“), an elderly Palestinian couple stands in front of their former home, which is now occupied by a couple from Brooklyn. The post was further reposted by 7k user accounts on X.
Elderly Palestinian 🇵🇸 couple looking at the home they once lived in, now occupied by a couple from Brooklyn. pic.twitter.com/KBJPMhUc8m
— Gabbar (@Gabbar0099) November 1, 2023
Several other accounts, some of which are verified, including anwar ali (“@Anwar_Hyd_“), Roi Lopez Rivas (“@RoiLopezRivas“), Censored Men (“@CensoredMen“), @jacksonhinklle , Stew Peters (“@realstewpeters“) claimed the same after tweeting the same picture, contributing to the spread of the information. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About the Viral Picture? : Fact
In actuality, this is an Al-Jazeera project from 2020.
An article was published on May 17, 2020, where the same image was attached with the caption “An encounter between a Jewish couple in Ijzim, Israel (south of Haifa) the the displaced Palestinians in whose house that couple resides, who are denied return to their village and property.”
This photo is from Izhim. The majority of the villagers fled or were driven during the Palestinian Nakba (Catastrophe), and Israel captured Ijzim during the 1948 War. The Arab homes were demolished and destroyed by the Israelis to create room for long-term Jewish settlements.
The video was posted in a youtube channel on May 17, 2020. The old Palestinian couple in the picture does not live in the same house. The Palestinian man’s father had owned that house, which was destroyed during the Nakba and replaced with a new house. So, at least since 1948, they have not resided there.
Al Jazeera failed to provide any evidence to support the claim made by that couple, who are neither from Brooklyn nor the US.
Check out the full video:
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) November 1, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: An image is being circulated claiming that an elderly Palestinian couple looking at the home they once lived in is now occupied by a couple from Brooklyn. The fact is that this is a 2020 Al-Jazeera project. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/tQDOuY4M3P
Intent:
Propagandist accounts are circulating old visuals with false claims to set their propaganda against Israel.
Conclusion:
Claim : A photo that appears to show an elderly Palestinian couple gazing at their former house, which is now occupied by a Brooklyn couple, is making the rounds.
Fact : It is a 2020 Al-Jazeera project. The elderly Palestinian couple’s former home is not the one shown in the picture. During the Nakba, the Palestinian man’s father’s house was destroyed and a new one was constructed on the land. They haven’t resided there since 1948.
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