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*Julian Zuckerbrot, "[https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/resisting-and-reporting-myth-making-in-the-hundred-years-of-war-against-israel/ Resisting and reporting: Myth-making in the hundred years of war against Israel]", ''TOI'', Sep 15, 2021.

*Julian Zuckerbrot, "[https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/resisting-and-reporting-myth-making-in-the-hundred-years-of-war-against-israel/ Resisting and reporting: Myth-making in the hundred years of war against Israel]", ''TOI'', Sep 15, 2021.

<blockquote>In the year 1929, the Mufti of Jerusalem called on his followers to rally to the defence of the Haram al-Sharif – the Arabic name for the Temple Mount – from an attack by the city’s Jews. It is the place where, for centuries, the First and Second Temples stood, and so for Jews it the most sacred place on earth. It is also important to Christians as the setting for events described in the Bible. After the Islamic conquest of the region, it was where the al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock were built, and is considered one of the most holy of places to Muslims.

<blockquote><small>In the year 1929, the Mufti of Jerusalem called on his followers to rally to the defence of the Haram al-Sharif – the Arabic name for the Temple Mount – from an attack by the city’s Jews. It is the place where, for centuries, the First and Second Temples stood, and so for Jews it the most sacred place on earth. It is also important to Christians as the setting for events described in the Bible. After the Islamic conquest of the region, it was where the al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock were built, and is considered one of the most holy of places to Muslims.

There was no threat to the site, on which many Jews will not set foot because of its sanctity, but the Mufti knew that that the Haram al-Sharif is such a powerful, unifying symbol that any perceived danger to it would rouse his followers to violence. Even then he had quite a bit of expertise in inciting anti-Jewish riots, having done so in 1920 and 1921. In 1929 the hoax achieved the desired effect and, after six days of rioting in several locations, many had been injured and 243 had died, including 100 Arabs...

There was no threat to the site, on which many Jews will not set foot because of its sanctity, but the Mufti knew that that the Haram al-Sharif is such a powerful, unifying symbol that any perceived danger to it would rouse his followers to violence. Even then he had quite a bit of expertise in inciting anti-Jewish riots, having done so in 1920 and 1921. In 1929 the hoax achieved the desired effect and, after six days of rioting in several locations, many had been injured and 243 had died, including 100 Arabs...

“We know perfectly well that the Jews have no designs on the mosque, but they have very different ambitions in Palestine. That is a legitimate aspiration. We, too, here in Egypt want to rebuild an Egyptian culture. We are Egyptians first. We have nothing in common with Pan-Arabism. Its aims are absolutely outside the sphere of our national interests.”

“We know perfectly well that the Jews have no designs on the mosque, but they have very different ambitions in Palestine. That is a legitimate aspiration. We, too, here in Egypt want to rebuild an Egyptian culture. We are Egyptians first. We have nothing in common with Pan-Arabism. Its aims are absolutely outside the sphere of our national interests.”

Van Paassen asked the Al-Azhar president – he is unnamed in the journalist’s account – what he thought of the Grand Mufti. The laughing reply was that “there were no ‘grand’ muftis or ‘eminences’ in Islam.” At one point, van Paassen recalled, “The Sheik jumped to his feet. His face…was now distorted with anger…’</blockquote></ref>

Van Paassen asked the Al-Azhar president – he is unnamed in the journalist’s account – what he thought of the Grand Mufti. The laughing reply was that “there were no ‘grand’ muftis or ‘eminences’ in Islam.” At one point, van Paassen recalled, “The Sheik jumped to his feet. His face…was now distorted with anger…’</small></blockquote></ref>

French daily ''Libération'' reports on its front page a photo of a protester holding up a photo of a child allegedly lying in the rubble of Gaza. This picture, which was already used in February 2023 in connection with the earthquake in Turkey, was generated by IA.<ref>[https://medforth.biz/the-french-daily-liberation-reports-on-its-front-page-a-photo-of-a-protester-holding-up-a-photo-of-a-child-allegedly-lying-in-the-rubble-of-gaza-this-picture-which-was-already-used-in-february-in-co/ The French daily ''Libération'' reports on its front page a photo of a protester holding up a photo of a child allegedly lying in the rubble of Gaza. This picture, which was already used in February 2023 in connection with the earthquake in Turkey, was generated by IA], Medforth, October 19, 2023</ref>

French daily ''Libération'' reports on its front page a photo of a protester holding up a photo of a child allegedly lying in the rubble of Gaza. This picture, which was already used in February 2023 in connection with the earthquake in Turkey, was generated by IA.<ref>[https://medforth.biz/the-french-daily-liberation-reports-on-its-front-page-a-photo-of-a-protester-holding-up-a-photo-of-a-child-allegedly-lying-in-the-rubble-of-gaza-this-picture-which-was-already-used-in-february-in-co/ The French daily ''Libération'' reports on its front page a photo of a protester holding up a photo of a child allegedly lying in the rubble of Gaza. This picture, which was already used in February 2023 in connection with the earthquake in Turkey, was generated by IA], Medforth, October 19, 2023</ref>