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

The part that is untrue is “only reason”
There are many more reasons why

I don’t think I can agree given that you obviously did not post the truth about the journalist in the first place.

What propaganda are you talking about then? The numbers dead is thought to be underestimated rather than over. The devastation wrecked in Gaza is clear for everyone with eyes to see. There is a lack of aid, medicine, food being allowed in, again verified by the number of trucks crossing Rafa compared to pre war. What propaganda do you think Hamas has been peddling?

I disagree. It’s more complex. Getting aid that you then can’t use to import not even enough building materials to keep up repairs or medical equipment to treat cancer or even equipment for a proper power generation infrastructure or safe water supply and sewage treatment. Getting aid that is used to set up a fruit and veg growing industry or soda bottling or other small manufacturing that is then strangled by Israel refusing to allow any exports to leave Gaza.

The economic impacts of the blockade I would say have more impact on the poverty than Hamas siphoning off aid for Iranian weapons.

I don’t think he lied, I think what you posted were snippets taken out of context from a podcast so the version you got was second hand and not his actual words in full.

You didn’t post the truth, which doesn’t mean I am saying you deliberately lied.
I think you just didn’t check your sources as the first responder pointed out.

The narrative that the Hamas are plucky freedom fighters pushing back against an evil Israel.

I think we can all agree this is Hamas propaganda and the journalist you have started this thread on- Motaz Aziza- has never cast Hamas as anything other than brutal tyrannical terrorists.

The initial protests were started by already established pro Palestinian groups who had experience in organising protests. I believe they anticipated that Israel's response was going to be totally brutal and they were hoping to encourage an immediate ceasefire to resolve the situation. The initial marches were small, only a few hundred protestors. They didn't explode into the massive protests we saw until the end of October.

Local journalists are less free than independent journalists would be, so yes we need to take reports with a grain of salt. Which begs the question why has Israel blocked access to independent journalists? That one thing would allow much more reliable reports.

In regards to Motaz Azaiza he criticised Hamas even in social media posts such as this one on his X (Twitter) and Instagram accounts, Azaiza wrote: "Those who turn a blind eye to the suffering and struggles of their own people should matter nought to us. Cursed be those who profit from our blood, scorch our hearts and homes, and wreck our lives."

Too, if he had been linked to Hamas, Israel would never have let him leave Gaza.

It is possible to be both. They may be brutal tyrannical terrorists who are also fighting a brutal and oppressive occupation. No matter how despicable a person Sinwar was, you cannot deny that he died like a warrior, defiant to the end.

You mean Isreal isn’t taking over Palestine and killing tens of thousands after all ?

Oh I'm not saying that you invented the theory, just that you love to peddle it.

It’s hard to say what you are looking for. First, protests can be spontaneous. They don’t require pre planning to do. Secondly, protests spanned the globe so I can hardly comment on which protests were actually for peace and against war between Israel and Hamas, versus which were abhorrent antisemitic celebrations of Hamas massacring innocent Jewish people, versus which were protests in solidarity with Israel using maximum firepower on the cities of Gaza.

I know I was personally at a candle lit vigil for the victims of Oct 7th the evening of Oct 9th which also included the Oseh Shalom- prayer for peace. Would you consider that an antiIsrael/ProPal “protest” because we even then were aghast at the nonstop bombing of Gaza and declarations of war? Disgusted by Yoav Gallant declaring a complete siege of no food, no water, no power for ‘human animals’ when a million of these ‘human animals’ were innocent children?

The answer to your question about has the west been taken in by Hamas propaganda, is a resounding yes. It’s astonishing.

No he did not say that. Read what he actually said:

As for the video I filmed of Israeli prisoners held by Hamas, I filmed it inside Gaza while I was working as a journalist. I chose not to publish it because I was afraid that revealing the location would expose the Palestinian civilians in the area to danger. After about twenty minutes, Israeli warplanes targeted the location, resulting in the killing of the prisoners, along with Hamas militants who were present there.

Nothing about protecting the identities of Hamas terrorists. All about protecting civilians and the hostages.

Maybe if Israel would allow international journalists into Gaza, there would be more clarity.

So my Rabbi is secretly working for Hamas because she organised a vigil immediately after Oct 7 th?

You’re going into conspiracy theory land here. Protests, vigils, marches, demonstrations etc can and do pop up in response to significant, traumatic world events.