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The left lobs yet another ‘Big Lie’ on Israel — and the fallout keeps getting worse

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Rep. Gregory Meeks is attempting to block a $2.8 billion sale of US bombs to Israel by placing a "hold" on the transaction, citing concerns over potential civilian casualties in Gaza and Lebanon. This action aligns with other Democrats like Rep. Pramila Jayapal who have made unfounded claims, such as accusing the US of supporting genocide through weapon sales to Israel. The article counters these allegations by highlighting Israel’s rigorous measures to minimize civilian harm, including advanced warning systems for civilians and strategic ground attacks instead of airstrikes to avoid casualties. It criticizes what it calls the "Big Lie" propaganda that falsely portrays Israel's military actions as indiscriminate or genocidal.
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The Trump administration plans to sell $2.8 billion worth of munitions to Israel, including 40,000 MK-84 and BLU-117 2,000-pound bombs. The planned sale has been communicated informally to relevant congressional committees but faces opposition from some Democrats concerned about the potential misuse of weapons in conflict zones like Gaza and Lebanon. Representative Gregory Meeks, a top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, stated that he will not clear the sale as the administration has failed to provide sufficient assurances regarding adherence to US law and civilian protections. Senator Jeanne Shaheen also holds up the arms deal due to unresolved concerns about weapon use in Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza. This opposition reflects growing Democratic unease with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government amid increasing public criticism of US-Israel relations post-2023 Gaza conflict.

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These charges fit with a slew of whoppers in a new film, “NAZA” (an acronym for the Hebrew words for “collateral damage”), that the Israel Defense Forces used AI to identify targets in Gaza and carried out strikes knowing they’d mostly kill civilians.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-19
🔮 “The Trump administration’s proposed sale of 40,000 2,000-pound bombs . . . raises grave, unresolved concerns about how these munitions could be used in densely populated areas of Gaza and Lebanon,” huffed Meeks; it’s empty virtue-signaling, since he can’t actually stop the sale.

Claims (19 extracted, 3 hedged)

The left’s Big Lies about Israel keep growing bigger — as do the ugly consequences. asserted
consequences → grow → Israel
“The Trump administration’s proposed sale of 40,000 2,000-pound bombs . . . raises grave, unresolved concerns about how these munitions could be used in densely populated areas of Gaza and Lebanon,” huffed Meeks; it’s empty virtue-signaling, since he can’t actually stop the sale. uncertain
he → propose → sale
These are weapons needed to destroy underground tunnels and bunkers; withholding them helps sustain Hamas and Hezbollah, though Meeks claims he backs Israel’s right to defend itself from the terrorists. uncertain
he → need → terrorists
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) likewise opposed the sale, claiming preposterously that “US weapons are being used to perpetrate a genocide.” asserted
weapons → oppose → genocide
It’s all nonsense: Israel has never — never — used bombs indiscriminately or where it believed major civilian casualties were likely, let alone to “perpetrate a genocide.” asserted
casualties → ’ → genocide
And there’s no legitimate fear it ever would. asserted
it → ’ → ?
These charges fit with a slew of whoppers in a new film, “NAZA” (an acronym for the Hebrew words for “collateral damage”), that the Israel Defense Forces used AI to identify targets in Gaza and carried out strikes knowing they’d mostly kill civilians. asserted
they → fit → civilians
Contrary to the vicious smears, the IDF never leaves targeting decisions to AI, nor would it proceed with a strike if it expected a high civilian-casualty rate. asserted
it → leave → rate
What makes these lies especially heinous is that the precise opposite is true: Israel goes to lengths to avoid civilian casualties. asserted
Israel → make → casualties
Even as Hamas tries to maximize them by using them as human shields. Urban warfare expert John Spencer, who’s studied the war in Gaza, reports that Jerusalem has “implemented more civilian harm mitigation measures than any military in history.” asserted
Jerusalem → try → history
That includes not just calling off strikes and diverting missiles mid-flight rather than skirt the rules of war, but also informing civilians in advance of an attack by phone and leaflets, using pinpoint targeting and more. asserted
That → include → targeting
And it doesn’t just avoid casualties; IDF soldiers have actually risked their lives to protect civilians — from Hamas. asserted
soldiers → avoid → Hamas
The military has also opted for ground attacks rather than airstrikes to avoid civilian casualties, even though it knew it would lose its own soldiers by doing so. asserted
it → opt → soldiers
Of course, the charge of genocide goes way beyond lies like those in “NAZA.” asserted
charge → go → NAZA
Along with Jayapal, countless lefties — Mayor Zohran Mamdani, AOC, Brad Lander, Rashida Tlaib and on and on — fling the term with abandon. asserted
lefties → fling → abandon
Never mind that Israel could have wiped out Gaza’s population if it wanted to, nor that it’s provided food and medicine to the strip instead. Or that Gaza’s population has grown 50% in the past 20 years, and didn’t shrink even at the height of the “genocide.” uncertain
population → mind → genocide
Adolf Hitler defined the “Big Lie” as a fabrication so wild that people would believe it, not realizing anyone would “distort the truth so infamously.” asserted
anyone → define → truth
He pretended Jews used the technique; in reality it was central to the Nazis’ anti-Jewish propaganda. asserted
it → pretend → propaganda
How telling that it’s now deployed on a global scale against Israel. asserted
it → deploy → Israel
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