{"id":507795,"date":"2021-05-14T12:20:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-14T16:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=507795"},"modified":"2021-05-14T12:20:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T16:20:12","slug":"fact-check-did-benjamin-netanyahu-give-a-speech-before-the-knesset-thanking-hamas-for-uniting-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-benjamin-netanyahu-give-a-speech-before-the-knesset-thanking-hamas-for-uniting-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Benjamin Netanyahu Give A Speech Before The Knesset Thanking Hamas For Uniting Israel?"},"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\">32<\/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%2Ffact-check-did-benjamin-netanyahu-give-a-speech-before-the-knesset-thanking-hamas-for-uniting-israel%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=507795&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.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Netanyahu-Screenshot-e1620849110744.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>A post\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AHillWithAView\/posts\/153869400078201?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCMfZSz-GeaLgooRxWbONxMEYhTgU7HEEHq2ypF9HktBY76PjGj4JSlOkx31gIcZhDkNhwHdXnGZxmCk_lzt6Z4VvufNc7KUU5hcObT-I5IJd5yOmiH52dYV8vGCljpyceKByATaEJVOceEqpIDKZzYXSAnNVswrL81wDPTV-8yKZUV6YQOMWH-jbiSuCu54RmIEH3lc3-O2c5uHZea1rYrk__2UkGIkEYLTH9Tk6gxwK_gLzaOKgjrP3ZsNsHUmOC1DytYRFTErCsK8DMbjdgUfoof\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AHillWithAView\/posts\/153869400078201?__xts__%5B0%5D%3D68.ARCMfZSz-GeaLgooRxWbONxMEYhTgU7HEEHq2ypF9HktBY76PjGj4JSlOkx31gIcZhDkNhwHdXnGZxmCk_lzt6Z4VvufNc7KUU5hcObT-I5IJd5yOmiH52dYV8vGCljpyceKByATaEJVOceEqpIDKZzYXSAnNVswrL81wDPTV-8yKZUV6YQOMWH-jbiSuCu54RmIEH3lc3-O2c5uHZea1rYrk__2UkGIkEYLTH9Tk6gxwK_gLzaOKgjrP3ZsNsHUmOC1DytYRFTErCsK8DMbjdgUfoof&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1620922808467000&#038;usg=AFQjCNFaji6jVt0nk9z6hvAvtiXG2F-Aqg\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech before the Knesset in 2021 about how Hamas united Israel.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence Netanyahu ever said this quote. The speech, which has been circulating online since at least 2014, appears to have originated as a work of fiction.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Clashes between the Israeli military and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-13331522\">Hamas<\/a>, a Palestinian Islamist militant group designated as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/foreign-terrorist-organizations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">foreign terrorist organization<\/a> by the U.S., have resulted in the deaths of dozens, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/united-nations-africa-gaza-middle-east-violence-cb885f54369c7f4799aff0d8e421212c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Associated Press<\/a>. The current violence has been going on for about a month, though recently escalated with Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rocket attacks, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AHillWithAView\/posts\/153869400078201?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCMfZSz-GeaLgooRxWbONxMEYhTgU7HEEHq2ypF9HktBY76PjGj4JSlOkx31gIcZhDkNhwHdXnGZxmCk_lzt6Z4VvufNc7KUU5hcObT-I5IJd5yOmiH52dYV8vGCljpyceKByATaEJVOceEqpIDKZzYXSAnNVswrL81wDPTV-8yKZUV6YQOMWH-jbiSuCu54RmIEH3lc3-O2c5uHZea1rYrk__2UkGIkEYLTH9Tk6gxwK_gLzaOKgjrP3ZsNsHUmOC1DytYRFTErCsK8DMbjdgUfoof\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">post<\/a> on Facebook shares a lengthy statement, purportedly given by Netanyahu in a 2021 speech to the Knesset, <a href=\"https:\/\/mfa.gov.il\/mfa\/aboutisrael\/state\/pages\/the%20state-%20legislature-%20the%20knesset.aspx#:~:text=The%20Knesset%20(Israel's%20unicameral%20parliament,in%20the%205th%20century%20BCE.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Israel\u2019s legislative body<\/a>, thanking Hamas for uniting the country.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/02\/05\/fact-check-palestinian-boy-kidnapped-murdered-zionist-terrorists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Was A Missing Palestinian Boy Kidnapped And Murdered By \u2018Zionist Terrorists\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo Ismail Haniya, and the leaders and operatives of Hamas,\u201d Netanyahu\u2019s alleged speech begins. \u201cWe, the people of Israel, owe you a huge debt of gratitude. You have succeeded where we have failed. Because never before, in the history of the modern State of Israel, has the Jewish people been so united, like one person with one heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence, however, Netanyahu ever gave this speech. Had he thanked Hamas for uniting the country, media outlets certainly would have reported on it, yet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=benjamin+netanyahu+thanks+hamas&#038;source=lnms&#038;tbm=nws&#038;sa=X&#038;ved=2ahUKEwiwvYujhsXwAhU0KVkFHWxrBLAQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&#038;biw=1440&#038;bih=821\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">none have<\/a> done so. A search of Netanyahu\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/netanyahu?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">verified social<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IsraeliPM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">media accounts<\/a>\u00a0turned up no results for the speech. Nor did a search of Netanyahu\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/en\/departments\/news?OfficeId=e744bba9-d17e-429f-abc3-50f7a8a55667&#038;skip=0&#038;limit=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official government website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Netanyahu appeared in the Knesset in April 2021, but it was for a \u201cUnto Every Person There is a Name\u201d ceremony about remembering victims of the Holocaust, according to a press release from <a href=\"https:\/\/mfa.gov.il\/MFA\/PressRoom\/2021\/Pages\/PM-Netanyahu-s-remarks-at-the-Unto-Every-Person-There-is-a-Name-ceremony-8-April-2021.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Netanyahu\u2019s office<\/a>. A <a href=\"https:\/\/mfa.gov.il\/MFA\/PressRoom\/2021\/Pages\/PM-Netanyahu-s-remarks-at-the-Unto-Every-Person-There-is-a-Name-ceremony-8-April-2021.aspx\">transcript<\/a> of his remarks shows he never said the speech attributed to him in the Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact found that the speech attributed to Netanyahu has been circulating online for several years. For example, a publication sent by an American Jewish congregation in 2014 <a href=\"http:\/\/sunlakesjewishcongregation.org\/theshpiel\/shpiel\/shpiel-sep14.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">highlighted<\/a> the alleged speech. A July 2014 article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news24.com\/news24\/mynews24\/hypocritical-israel-20140714\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News24<\/a>, a South African newspaper, also published the speech attributed to Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p>The claim Netanyahu gave the speech appears to stem from a blog post by the account Shaul B. The account <a href=\"https:\/\/sgb-free-thought.blogspot.com\/2014\/07\/breaking-netanyahu-speech-to-hamas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">published<\/a> the speech July 8, 2014, but includes text at the bottom reading, \u201cand then I awoke, and it was all a dream\u2026\u201d implying it was a work of fiction. In a May 13 <a href=\"https:\/\/sgb-free-thought.blogspot.com\/2021\/05\/i-created-monster.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">update<\/a>, Shaul B. said the original post was \u201copenly fictional prose.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn 2014, I created a monster,\u201d Shaul B wrote in the recent update. \u201cI wrote a work of viral fake-news, completely unintentionally.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A post\u00a0shared on Facebook claims Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech before the Knesset in 2021 about how Hamas united Israel.Verdict: False There is no evidence Netanyahu ever &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2278152,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Netanyahu-Screenshot-e1620849110744.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Did Benjamin Netanyahu Give A Speech Before The Knesset Thanking Hamas For Uniting Israel?","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-507795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Netanyahu-Screenshot-e1620849110744.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"FACT CHECK: Did Benjamin Netanyahu Give A Speech Before The Knesset Thanking Hamas For Uniting Israel?","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2278152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}