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Famine pornography won't help Gaza.

JL;DR SUMMARY The article by Nicole Lampert critiques the media's portrayal of malnourished children in Gaza, arguing that these images are often misleadingly used to support Hamas narratives and demonize Israelis. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HamasGazaPalestinePropagandaMisinformationJournalismMedia Ethics

Places mentioned

Gaza, Palestinian Territories
"The situation in Gaza is complex; there is real hunger in pockets of the population (hopefully now being mainly alleviated as the food trucks start to go in in larger numbers), and I dont want to deny the ongoing horrors of war for either Palestinians or Israelis."
United Kingdom
"It is unusual for an Israeli government organisation to criticise a specific British newspaper, but as COGAT said in a tweet: Hamas continues to spread false narratives as part of a deceptive propaganda campaign, while media outlets around the world continue to serve as their platform without any verification."
Ireland
"Maryam, whose image was also used to prove starvation in the Irish Independent and LA Times, suffers from intestinal malabsorption."
Israel
"It is unusual for an Israeli government organisation to criticise a specific British newspaper, but as COGAT said in a tweet: Hamas continues to spread false narratives as part of a deceptive propaganda campaign, while media outlets around the world continue to serve as their platform without any verification."
France
"Ironically, all these stories about famine using these emotive images whipped up a public fury and helped lead to the UK, France, and Canada announcing they were going to recognise a Palestinian statehood."
Canada
"Ironically, all these stories about famine using these emotive images whipped up a public fury and helped lead to the UK, France, and Canada announcing they were going to recognise a Palestinian statehood."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Maryam, whose image was also used to prove starvation in the Irish Independent and LA Times, suffers from intestinal malabsorption."

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