Oday Aboushi Tweets Palestinian Lie About Israel

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Great, Oday.  Just ******* great.

 

 

 

Oday AboushiVerified account ‏@Oday_Aboushi75

Hundreds of Palestinians flee floods in Gaza as Israel opens dams http://bit.ly/1BAWFMM  #EnoughOfTheTorture #WeWillPersevere #ShameOnU

 

One problem: No Such Dams Exist

 

http://www.camera.org/index.asp?x_context=2&x_outlet=147&x_article=2947

 

 

Regarding the claim that Israel opened dams, thereby flooding Gaza, a spokesman for the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) told CAMERA:

 

The claim is entirely false, and southern Israel does not have any dams. Due to the recent rain, streams were flooded throughout the region with no connection to actions taken by the State of Israel.

 

Prior to the storm, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories allowed the transfer of four water pumps belonging to the Palestinian Water Authority from Israel into Gaza to supplement the 13 pumps already in the Gaza Strip in dealing with any potential flooding throughout the area.

In addition, Nechemia Shahaf, the head of the Drainage Authority for the Shakma-Besor Region, confirmed to CAMERA that there are no dams which can be opened and closed in southern Israel. Shahaf said, "There is a diverting dam one meter high which directs water to reservoirs. This is a low dam which cannot be opened or closed." He also noted that the singular dam, which cannot be opened, is next to Kibbutz Gvulot, and approximately 20 kilometers away from Gaza.

 

CAMERA has contacted AFP editors, requesting clarification.

 

Al Jazeera and Russia Today have also published the unfounded allegations.

 

With research by Gidon Shaviv.

 

2/23 Update: Following correspondence from CAMERA, AFP has apparently decided to pull its video claiming Israel flooded Gaza by opening dams. As of this afternoon, pages hosting the video on the AFP website, YouTube, and Yahoo News are now out of commission. CAMERA continues to call on AFP to publish a correction informing news consumers of the error.

 

 

Note: This is not a "he said, she said" situation.  It's easy as hell to check the Israeli claim that there are no such dams; just look at a satellite map.  Or, you know, ask the Palestinians making the claim to name the "dams" that the Israelis supposedly opened, or their location.  They don't exist.  It's a fantasy.  And our likely starting OG is spreading anti-semitic propaganda.

 

Lovely

 

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