Reportedly, a large gathering of Israelis is seen in a video depicting a street protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with demonstrators calling for his resignation in opposition to the oppression of the Palestinian people.
Verified accounts on twitter, including Globe Eye News (“@GlobeEyeNews“) tweeted “Thousands of people held anti-Netanyahu protests in Tel Aviv and called for his resignation.” on Dec 10, 2023. The tweet has received an about more than 6.5k views on X.
Thousands of people held anti-Netanyahu protests in Tel Aviv and called for his resignation. pic.twitter.com/b1azQzDFa3
— Globe Eye News (@GlobeEyeNews) December 10, 2023
@ABDULQU01052666 tweeted “Israeli citizens in Tel Aviv, Israel-occupied Palestine, demanded the resignation of their dreaded Prime Minister Netanyahu. And opposed the oppression of innocent Palestinians,”
इसराइली द्वारा कब्ज़ाई गई फिलिस्तीन के तल अविव में इसराइली नागरिकों ने अपने खूंखार प्रधानमंत्री नेतेन्याहु का इस्तीफा माँगा,
— ABDUL QUADIR (@ABDULQU01052666) December 18, 2023
और मासूम फिलिस्तिनियों पर ज़ुल्म करने का विरोध किया, pic.twitter.com/4XcBMMXA7Q
Several other accounts, including Kashif Arsalaan (“@KashifArsalaan“), Rehan Ansari (“@RehanAn79156017“), PressTV Extra (“@PresstvExtra“), @ferozwala also made the same claim that there was a huge protest by the Israeli people demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s resignation. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
In actuality, this video depicts thousands of Israelis rallying on Saturday night, December 9, 2023, in the central Tel Aviv, calling on Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to negotiate the release of all remaining hostages from the Gaza Strip who have been detained by Hamas for over 60 days. It is not related to his resignation, at all. But recently, there have been demonstrations in Tel Aviv following the Israeli Defence Forces’ unintentional killing of three hostages in Gaza on December 15. Infuriated Israelis called for new negotiations with Hamas in order to free the captives.
azeforum published an article on this incident on Oct 12, 2023 with the headline “Discontent with Netanyahu continues in Israel video”.
The video was also shared on Dec 9, 2023 with the caption “Thousands of Israelis gathered at a rally in central Tel Aviv demanding that Benjamin Netanyahu’s government negotiate for the release of all remaining hostages from the Gaza Strip, who have been held captive by Hamas for more than 60 days.”
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) December 19, 2023
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A video that shows a huge crowd on the street has been shared, claiming that Israeli people are protesting against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanding his resignation, opposing the oppression of Palestinian people. (1/4) pic.twitter.com/dBgRzCjhsU
Intent:
Misinformation propaganda accounts are circulating videos with false claims to set their propaganda against Israel. A video purporting to show a large crowd in the street is making the rounds, and it purports that Israelis are protesting against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and calling for his resignation, opposing the oppression of Palestinian people. But, after proper research, analysis and fact-checking, we have discovered that the video, which was taken on Saturday night, December 9, 2023, in central Tel Aviv, depicts thousands of Israelis rallying and calling on Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to negotiate the release of all hostages who are still in the Gaza Strip and have been detained by Hamas for over 60 days. His resignation has nothing to do with it. Nonetheless, Tel Aviv recently saw protests following the Israeli Defence Forces’ December 15 mistake that resulted in the deaths of three hostages in Gaza. Israelis furious with Hamas demanded new negotiations in order to free the captives.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video of a large crowd on the street has been shared, claiming that Israelis are protesting against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and demanding his resignation, opposing Palestinian oppression.
Fact : This video shows thousands of Israelis rallying in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night 9 December 2023, demanding that Benjamin Netanyahu’s government negotiate the release of all remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip, who have been held captive by Hamas for more than 60 days. It is not related to his resignation. However, protests erupted in Tel Aviv after the Israeli Defence Forces mistakenly killed three hostages in Gaza on December 15. Angry Israelis demanded new talks with Hamas to release captives.
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