Has the West been taken in by Hamas’ lies and anti Israeli narrative?

Have these doctors served time in Gaza? I'm not sure what point your trying to make otherwise. There are racists and antisemites in every profession I'm sure. These are terrorist supporters who also happened to be doctors.

When I mentioned medics I'm specifically talking about the testimonies of those who spent time in Gaza and have officially talked about what they witnessed. Is there a reason you think they're lying?

But as we know access to Gaza is tightly restricted for independent international journalists and external observers, making direct, on-the-ground verification of every individual claim difficult.
Pretty convenient for the Israeli government and the IDF.

Some people have been taken in by it yes.

However in my experience the majority of the anti Israel westerners actually do know most these stories are half truths or lies. They just don't care so long as it works and they can suppress Israel from being a leading nation. Israel is very dangerous because of its success in certain areas and resilience. All despite what it has faced since 1948. That is a worry for many because of what could be possible if they were allowed to just get on with things unhindered. Plus obviously you have those that were taught dodgy stuff about Jews because of their ideology. This is actually pretty false too if anyone studies the ideology in question. There ideology is not as anti Jew as most these people are taught by dodgy religious leaders.

Anyway the lies, half lies and twisted truths are not actually the issue. It is the people that so eagerly swallow anything anti Israel up. They do this in a way most of them would not with anything else. Fact checking and critical thinking go out the window.

Israel is by no means perfect and not always well behaved politically. However it is just a nation like most others and should be treated as most others would.

The doctors who have raised concerns about what happened in Gaza have been refused entry back into the area by Israel. Yes - go and help but don’t you dare speak to the media.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/17/medics-uk-us-denied-entry-gaza-after-speaking-out-israel

Some people have been taken in by it yes.

However in my experience the majority of the anti Israel westerners actually do know most these stories are half truths or lies. They just don't care so long as it works and they can suppress Israel from being a leading nation. Israel is very dangerous because of its success in certain areas and resilience. All despite what it has faced since 1948. That is a worry for many because of what could be possible if they were allowed to just get on with things unhindered. Plus obviously you have those that were taught dodgy stuff about Jews because of their ideology. This is actually pretty false too if anyone studies the ideology in question. There ideology is not as anti Jew as most these people are taught by dodgy religious leaders.

Anyway the lies, half lies and twisted truths are not actually the issue. It is the people that so eagerly swallow anything anti Israel up. They do this in a way most of them would not with anything else. Fact checking and critical thinking go out the window.

Israel is by no means perfect and not always well behaved politically. However it is just a nation like most others and should be treated as most others would.

I genuinely feel for Palestinians. They have been dealt a rough hand in terms of their leadership and in terms of the contempt the extreme right wing Israelis have for them. And I have been to Rafah and only met lovely people. ( And I would say the same about the lovely Israelis I met)
I have a background in Northern Ireland and I know how easy it is to demonise people. I think the Israelis ( and, by extension the Jewish world wide) are being demonised.
When I think of October 7th , the way in which Jewish people have been demonised for centuries, the Holocaust, the fact that Arab countries expelled their Jewish communities…. I understand their desire to have one safe place for Jews on this planet.
And I will always support that. ( but I don’t support atrocities against innocent Palestinians and those must be investigated)

I genuinely feel for Palestinians. They have been dealt a rough hand in terms of their leadership and in terms of the contempt the extreme right wing Israelis have for them. And I have been to Rafah and only met lovely people. ( And I would say the same about the lovely Israelis I met)
I have a background in Northern Ireland and I know how easy it is to demonise people. I think the Israelis ( and, by extension the Jewish world wide) are being demonised.
When I think of October 7th , the way in which Jewish people have been demonised for centuries, the Holocaust, the fact that Arab countries expelled their Jewish communities…. I understand their desire to have one safe place for Jews on this planet.
And I will always support that. ( but I don’t support atrocities against innocent Palestinians and those must be investigated)

I genuinely feel for Palestinians. They have been dealt a rough hand in terms of their leadership and in terms of the contempt the extreme right wing Israelis have for them. And I have been to Rafah and only met lovely people. ( And I would say the same about the lovely Israelis I met)
I have a background in Northern Ireland and I know how easy it is to demonise people. I think the Israelis ( and, by extension the Jewish world wide) are being demonised.
When I think of October 7th , the way in which Jewish people have been demonised for centuries, the Holocaust, the fact that Arab countries expelled their Jewish communities…. I understand their desire to have one safe place for Jews on this planet.
And I will always support that. ( but I don’t support atrocities against innocent Palestinians and those must be investigated)

I genuinely feel for Palestinians. They have been dealt a rough hand in terms of their leadership and in terms of the contempt the extreme right wing Israelis have for them. And I have been to Rafah and only met lovely people. ( And I would say the same about the lovely Israelis I met)
I have a background in Northern Ireland and I know how easy it is to demonise people. I think the Israelis ( and, by extension the Jewish world wide) are being demonised.
When I think of October 7th , the way in which Jewish people have been demonised for centuries, the Holocaust, the fact that Arab countries expelled their Jewish communities…. I understand their desire to have one safe place for Jews on this planet.
And I will always support that. ( but I don’t support atrocities against innocent Palestinians and those must be investigated)

I genuinely feel for Palestinians. They have been dealt a rough hand in terms of their leadership and in terms of the contempt the extreme right wing Israelis have for them. And I have been to Rafah and only met lovely people. ( And I would say the same about the lovely Israelis I met)
I have a background in Northern Ireland and I know how easy it is to demonise people. I think the Israelis ( and, by extension the Jewish world wide) are being demonised.
When I think of October 7th , the way in which Jewish people have been demonised for centuries, the Holocaust, the fact that Arab countries expelled their Jewish communities…. I understand their desire to have one safe place for Jews on this planet.
And I will always support that. ( but I don’t support atrocities against innocent Palestinians and those must be investigated)

I genuinely feel for Palestinians. They have been dealt a rough hand in terms of their leadership and in terms of the contempt the extreme right wing Israelis have for them. And I have been to Rafah and only met lovely people. ( And I would say the same about the lovely Israelis I met)
I have a background in Northern Ireland and I know how easy it is to demonise people. I think the Israelis ( and, by extension the Jewish world wide) are being demonised.
When I think of October 7th , the way in which Jewish people have been demonised for centuries, the Holocaust, the fact that Arab countries expelled their Jewish communities…. I understand their desire to have one safe place for Jews on this planet.
And I will always support that. ( but I don’t support atrocities against innocent Palestinians and those must be investigated)

I genuinely feel for Palestinians. They have been dealt a rough hand in terms of their leadership and in terms of the contempt the extreme right wing Israelis have for them. And I have been to Rafah and only met lovely people. ( And I would say the same about the lovely Israelis I met)
I have a background in Northern Ireland and I know how easy it is to demonise people. I think the Israelis ( and, by extension the Jewish world wide) are being demonised.
When I think of October 7th , the way in which Jewish people have been demonised for centuries, the Holocaust, the fact that Arab countries expelled their Jewish communities…. I understand their desire to have one safe place for Jews on this planet.
And I will always support that. ( but I don’t support atrocities against innocent Palestinians and those must be investigated)

No - I don’t think THEY would be threatened.( obviously) It would be their Palestinian sources who would be threatened

I’m not as confident as you. The journalist in the headlines managed to get all his stories out . And then revealed he had to conceal stuff that didn’t fit with Hamas narrative

War correspondents have been doing that kind of thing for decades. Some have lost their lives as a result. The point is, war correspondents know the risk of their jobs. Other than being protected by the Geneva conventions, they all accept that they are responsible for their own safety.

Some of them maybe.
But truth is always the first casualty of war

They could even be killed by the IDF- even when wearing clothes highlighting they’re journalists.

The dangers for the journalists are indeed multi fold

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/british-journalist-survives-israel-strike-lebanon-rt-idf-b1275675.html