Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., issued a harsh rebuke to the media after its “disgusting display” of reporting on the explosion at a Gaza hospital this week.
Gaza’s Health Ministry initially reported that an Israeli airstrike was responsible for an explosion at al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza that they said killed hundreds of people on Tuesday.
However, on Wednesday, the Israeli government determined that the explosion was caused by a misfire by an Islamic Jihad rocket.
Moskowitz, along with Rep. Mike Lawler, R.N.Y., appeared Thursday on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” where the Democrat attacked much of the mainstream media that initially reported that the Department of Justice’s claims Health backed by Hamas were a fact.
“This is what I know, what I know: We saw a disgusting display of anti-Israelism, anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism in the international media around the world. They immediately took the word of Hamas, a terrorist organization, which said something and made it happen. It caused riots around the world. This caused the president’s meetings to be cancelled, but when Israel said it wasn’t true, they had to show satellite images, they had to show the trajectory of the bomb, they had to explain the size of the crater, they had to show all kinds of de audio intelligence, but Hamas, their word was taken seriously,” Moskowitz said.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., scolded the media after its “disgusting display” of reporting on the explosion at a Gaza hospital this week.Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA A view around Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital after it he was hit in Gaza City, Gaza, on October 18, 2023. Anadolu via Getty Images
He continued: “So, look, this shows how dangerous it is to listen to a terrorist organization when it presents numbers, when it releases facts and figures and releases statements, and it’s a lesson to the media and elected officials that this is a war zone. active and we have to be careful before we take things and turn them into weapons because look what it caused in the Arab world.
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Several major media outlets, including The New York Times and CNN, published the original reports from the Hamas-backed ministry.
As Lawler continued to condemn the mainstream media, Mitchell responded by defending his network.
Representatives Moskowitz, Debbie Wasserman Schultz (R) and other members of Congress pray for the Israeli victims of the recent Hamas terrorist attacks, during a vigil on Capitol Hill. ZUMAPRESS.com
“Let me tell you,” Mitchell said of Lawler’s argument. “Congressman, not NBC media. Not most American media. “You’re talking about… you’re talking about the media in the Arab world.”
Lawler stood his ground.
“CNN did it too and I will tell you it is wrong. That’s wrong. We need to do it: When you’re at war, you better make sure you have the facts. We cannot allow Baghdad Bobs to go around promulgating these lies. Especially members of Congress. Therefore, it is imperative: it does matter. Facts matter here and we must make sure people understand that Israel did not attack a hospital. It was a terrorist organization that did that,” Lawler said.
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