Settler Violence: The Making of a Modern Blood Libel

Peloni:  A highly recommended video.  This is in fact a very important analysis by Regavim as Naomi explores “What the blood libel was made up of, how it came to be, and what its objectives are.”  The timing of this presentation was rather opportune, coming on the same day in which the US announced its sanctioning of individuals in Israel in the name of this blood libel.

Naomi Kahn,  The Regavim Movement  February 1, 2024

The sources and objectives of the campaign of defamation – real data versus anti-Israel “narratives

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  1. I flagged two comments as particularly good and very realistic and helpful. It’s all about leadership. Jews now facing all out war on all fronts.

  2. Before viewing the video!
    US engaged in anti-IL DISINFORMATION!
    If I remember correctly, C Glick explained that in fact the army had responded to attack by Arabs against settlers!!!

  3. There is a lot of good work here in gathering important facts that are usually denied on the world stage. The tone seems to be academic, which is OK as a start, but I would suggest a few changes to broaden its impact as a YouTube video for a non-academic audience, which can put pressure on the gov’t officials who are not protecting the settlers.

    Make it shorter and speak with more passion. Highlight some of the more dramatic findings, such as Arab deaths or “injuries” are counted even if they are incurred in attacking Jews. And, maybe most important, stop using the word “narrative” for Arab claims in those instances where you are clearly saying they are lying. You could say “false narrative,” and lead into saying “outright deception,” which is what it actually is, and then say “lying.” Incorporate more photos.

    Come to think of it, the whole thing could be called “a pack of deception.”

    Anyway, I’m sure you have ideas too for other videos and it was very commendable work, Ms.Naomi.

  4. This is problematic for lots of reasons.
    1. Nobody is willing to believe these reports from Regavim.
    2. Everybody is more than willing to believe the Arab/Palestinian version.
    3. The fact that the so-called settlers are left, on the whole, to defend themselves is something that the military administration needs to answer to. Of course, they don’t want to present the appearance that they side only with the settlers in any dispute and while any video material from the settler side seems to vanish without trace, the prepared and staged acts from the Palestinians are used in any court willing to review them – I hate to say – gleefully.
    4. That the military administration is willing to provide such a biased view of the activities in J&S is very worrying. The only plausible reason I can think of is that they are ordered to do so. This is exactly what the US and EU administrations present as “evidence” of settler violence. On the other hand, when settlers are on reserve’s duty, they can, for some non-obvious reason, be trusted with hi-tech weapons and personal weapons.
    In short, there is simply too many disparities between the stories. If anyone has an explanation for any of the points above, please enlighten us.