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January 19, 2024

Even If They Were Accurate, Hamas’s Casualty Figures Wouldn’t Condemn Israel

Lies, damn lies, and statistics.

A chief engine of anti-Semitic propaganda are the casualty figures from Gaza, cited constantly by Israel’s critics and by reporters—despite the fact that they are generated by a branch of Hamas. Oved Lobel shows systematically that these statistics don’t support any of the conclusions drawn by those who cite them:

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January 19, 2024

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