FRENCH PRESS LIES ABOUT ISRAEL

On Feb. 14, a Palestinian in Hebron tried to stab an IDF soldier, but was shot and killed before he could do so. Agence France-Presse (AFP) released a photo of the scene, with the following caption:

An Israeli soldier walks next to the body of a Palestinian who was shot dead by Israeli troops close to the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron. Israel handed over the remains of 15 militants shot dead by the army during attempted attacks in the Gaza Strip as part of a series of goodwill gestures towards the Palestinians.

The AFP caption omits the essential context of this scene ― the pictured man had attempted to stab the IDF soldier, who then shot in self-defense. The effect is to suggest that the IDF killed the Palestinian man for no reason. (HonestReporting)

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