{"id":1493751,"date":"2022-05-26T17:45:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-26T21:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1493751"},"modified":"2022-05-26T17:45:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-26T21:45:27","slug":"fake-facts-israels-president-blasts-cnn-blaming-israel-for-death-of-al-jazeera-journo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fake-facts-israels-president-blasts-cnn-blaming-israel-for-death-of-al-jazeera-journo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFake Facts\u201d \u2013 Israel\u2019s President Blasts CNN Blaming Israel for Death of Al Jazeera Journo"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffake-facts-israels-president-blasts-cnn-blaming-israel-for-death-of-al-jazeera-journo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1493751&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/GettyImages-1240893914-scaled.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Israeli President <strong>Isaac Herzog<\/strong> blasted a CNN investigation that suggested <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/print\/new-evidence-suggests-shireen-abu-akleh-targeted-by-idf\/\">Israel<\/a> is to blame for the death of Al Jazeera journalist <strong>Shireen Abu Akleh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Akleh was shot and killed on May 11th while covering clashes between the Israeli Defense Forces and Palestinian gunmen at the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday, Herzog said that the journalist\u2019s death was \u201ca sad event\u201d and that the CNN report, which was published on Tuesday, consists of \u201cfake facts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Herzog, a former leader of Israel\u2019s Labor Party, said Israel had offered the Palestinians the chance to join its non-criminal probe into the shooting only to be rejected (Israel has said it won\u2019t open a criminal investigation into Akleh\u2019s death).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne cannot substantiate any one of the scenarios without those facts and [Israel] was open and transparent and offered the United States to join this process of investigation because we pay a high importance to freedom of speech and the work of journalists and media channels and we respect them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Herzog mentioned that in the past, there have been incidents where Israel was \u201cblamed and the truth transpired later that there were a lot of fake facts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo don\u2019t base yourself on any fake facts. Study the facts,\u201d he said. \u201cFacts can be studied scientifically. Unfortunately, the Palestinians refuse to cooperate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CNN report was based on eyewitness accounts, videos, and an audio forensic expert\u2019s analysis, and a weapons expert who has been <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Efune\/status\/1529216597847461888?s=20&#038;t=Muwzem4VQGNE0ZAdHD2jIg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">criticized<\/a> for being anti-Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn investigation by CNN offers new evidence \u2014 including two videos of the scene of the shooting \u2014 that there was no active combat, nor any Palestinian militants, near Abu Akleh in the moments leading up to her death,\u201d the report says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVideos obtained by CNN, corroborated by testimony from eight eyewitnesses, an audio forensic analyst, and an explosive weapons expert, suggest that Abu Akleh was shot dead in a targeted attack by Israeli forces,\u201d CNN added.<\/p>\n<p>The Palestinian Authority released its own report on Thursday concluding that forensic evidence indicates Abu Akleh was killed by a bullet fired by Israeli troops. \u201cPalestinian Authority\u2019s Akram Khatib, [said] forensic evidence indicated Abu Akleh was fatally shot while attempting to run away from sudden bursts of Israeli gunfire,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/pa-probe-claims-idf-deliberately-shot-journalist-as-she-fled-israel-a-blatant-lie\/\">reported<\/a> the Times of Israel on the Palestinian\u2019s findings.<\/p>\n<p>CNN did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Watch above, via World Economic Forum.<\/p>\n<p><em>Have a tip we should know? <a href=\"mailto:tips@mediaite.com\">tips@mediaite.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli President Isaac Herzog blasted a CNN investigation that suggested Israel is to blame for the death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. 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