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11. Here's just one example of B'tselem lying about civilian casualties from Cast Lead 2009

Tue Jul 19, 2016, 05:49 AM

Jul 2016

http://www.btselem.org/statistics/fatalities/during-cast-lead/by-date-of-event

B'tselem claimed the vast majority of Palestinian deaths were civilian, not combatants - just like Hamas, the UN, and Amnesty originally claimed. Like more than 75% or 80% civilian casualties, remember?

The IDF claimed it was around 50/50 and a year later Hamas acknowledged those figures.

Hamas Admits 600-700 of Its Men Were Killed in Cast Lead
http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/hamas-admits-600-700-of-its-men-were-killed-in-cast-lead-1.323776

Of course, Amnesty, the UN and B'tselem never fixed their false numbers because of the propaganda value.

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Using stolen water to irrigate stolen land [View all] Israeli Jul 2016 OP

The Myth of the Thirsty Palestinian shira Jul 2016 #1

LoL. Facts? You've gotta get your definitions down first. shira Jul 2016 #4

B'tselem: Water crisis - Discriminatory water supply Little Tich Jul 2016 #2

Don't worry, shira's already looking for a "B'tselem lies" story. Ken Burch Jul 2016 #8

If 69-75% of the casualties were civilians, it's not a lie to claim that. Little Tich Jul 2016 #20

I trust the UN, B'tselem, HRW etc, but I don't trust the IDF. Little Tich Jul 2016 #22

They're using only Hamas propaganda. Gaza Health Ministry, PCHR... shira Jul 2016 #28

Proof they lied is in #11 above. Now own it. shira Jul 2016 #19

Summer is here- the water isn't....... Israeli Jul 2016 #7