Propagandists shared only the 13-second clip from the full statement of the Israeli Soldier Betzalel Taljah to mislead people
A video went viral on social media featuring a CNN journalist interviewing an Israeli soldier. However, Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis, known for propagandist views, shared the video with a controversial claim. According to her, the Israeli soldier, Betzalel Taljah, allegedly told CNN that ‘the war is not just with Hamas; the war is with all the civilians.’
A Palestinian page on X named Electronic Intifada shared the viral video and wrote, Israeli soldier Betzalel Taljah told CNN that “the war is not just with Hamas, the war is with all the civilians.” There was no pushback from CNN. Instead, he was invited on again.
A page named DOAM on X shared the viral video and wrote, The War is not just with Hamas, the war is with all the civilians. An Israeli soldier openly says that they do not target Hamas only.
A Propaganda Journalist named Sulaiman Ahmed shared the viral video and wrote, ISRAELI IOF SOLDIER BETZALEL TALJAH – WAR IS WITH ALL PALESTINIAN CIVILIANS. He told CNN: “the war is not just with Hamas, the war is with all the civilians.
An X user named engelabhiha shared the viral video and wrote, Israeli soldier tells CNN that their war is not only with Hamas but with all civilians.
Another X user named Lowkey shared the viral video and wrote, “I tried to correct you.. the war is not just with Hamas…the war is with all the civilians..” Israeli soldier Betzal Taljah is given space to correct a CNN presenter that Israel’s war in Gaza is in fact against civilians.
So, is it true that Israeli soldier Betzalel Taljah, told CNN that ‘the war is not just with Hamas; the war is with all the civilians’? Let’s Fact Check.
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During our investigation, we first did keyword research with the keyword Betzalel Talijah. Our search led us to a video posted on the official account of Abby D. Phillip on X, the anchor who conducted the interview with Israeli soldier Betzalel Talijah. This video presents the complete conversation between CNN anchor Abby D. Phillip and Betzalel Talijah. However, what we discovered was truly astonishing.
At the 4-minute and 25-second mark of the video, the scene that has gone viral on social media comes into focus. In that moment, Israeli soldier Betzalel Talijah can be heard saying, “I tried to correct you. The war is not just with Hamas, the war is with all the civilians that can not see us as human beings, who want to kill us. Because what I saw in that place near Gaza, civilians from Gaza, came on bicycles to the Kibutz just to kill and destroy.
It’s essential to note that propagandists chose to extract only a 13-second clip from the full interview, manipulating the narrative to suit their agenda.
Hence, after watching the full interview, it becomes evident that propagandists deliberately cherry-picked a mere 13-second snippet from the comprehensive statement made by Israeli soldier Betzalel Talijah to mislead people around the world amid the Israel-Palestine conflict to turn them against Israel.
| Claim | Israeli soldier Betzalel Taljah, told CNN that ‘the war is not just with Hamas; the war is with all the civilians |
| Claimed by | Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis, Electronic Intifada, DOAM, Sulaiman Ahmed, engelabhiha, Lowkey, etc |
| Fact Check | Misleading |
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