Israeli TV channels... mouthpieces of propaganda and incitement

Since the outbreak of the war of extermination in Gaza, Israeli media, particularly television channels, have become platforms for incitement and full-fledged military propaganda, broadcasting the army's narrative without accountability and deliberately omitting to mention the number of martyrs and wounded or the ongoing violations of international humanitarian law.

In Israel, every home seems like an extension of the barracks: the father and mother are reserve soldiers, the son and daughter are conscripts, weapons hang by the door, and army and security service posts are scattered throughout the cities. Indeed, the Kirya, the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense, is located in the heart of Tel Aviv. The majority of journalists have actually served in the army or are fighting with its units, and the army organizes carefully orchestrated "field tours" of the Gaza Strip for them to burnish its image and promote its narrative and achievements.

During the war on Gaza, the Israeli military deliberately targeted Palestinian journalists, killing more than 230 journalists and destroying the offices of numerous media outlets.
Israel has disrespected freedom of the press and freedom of expression, and has sought to silence the truth and stifle the voices of the women, men, and children killed in the ongoing genocide. Israel continues to kill dozens of Palestinians daily without reprisal.

With the Palestinian narrative obscured, Israel's official and private satellite channels have become platforms for incitement. During the ongoing war of extermination, Israel has treated every Palestinian as a sworn enemy, with anything permissible in the pursuit of "absolute victory," in complete denial of the existence of international law or adherence to it.

Israel also carried out satanic propaganda against the Palestinians through Israeli media, both official and private, to the point that Israeli news stations became propaganda channels par excellence, promoting murder, inciting genocide, and disseminating lies and rumors. These media outlets were treated as tools of a totalitarian regime that concealed the reality of the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza.

As is typical of Israeli discourse, the definition of "strategic threats" and "Israel's right to defend itself" has been enshrined, and this war has been presented as a "war of no choice." Through statements from the Israeli military spokesperson, the familiar refrain has been repeated that journalists' headquarters are bombed because they are used for military activities or to spread "anti-Israel" propaganda and calls for its "annihilation." These are the same pretexts used to justify the bombing of universities, hospitals, children, women, and the elderly in Gaza. The bombing of television stations, under these pretexts, is no longer an exception. If it weren't so sad, it would be laughable.

For more than twenty months, Israeli media, particularly television and radio stations, have become a blatant stage for excessive incitement to genocide. Screens are filled with slogans such as: "Turn Gaza into a parking lot," "Drop a nuclear bomb," "There are no innocents in Gaza," and "They will suffer a second Nakba." News and even advertisements are presented by presenters who promote genocidal rhetoric, dismissively presenting it as a commodity, while declaring without hesitation: "Gaza must be emptied of its population. There are two and a half million terrorists."

The question remains: Are the Israeli state broadcaster, Channel 14 (the mouthpiece of the Israeli regime, Netanyahu, and the right-wing propaganda), or Channel 12, which often covers the war from Netanyahu's perspective, considered explicit propaganda and incitement tools? Can they be considered outside the circle of "legitimate targets" in any war? Will these channels remain immune from accountability even if they regularly broadcast videos threatening Palestinians with genocide and inciting continued killing?

In Gaza, in addition to achieving its declared war goals, Israel has made no secret of its desire for revenge, and the euphoria of war is driving it to fire in all directions.
Today, amid the escalating confrontation between Israel and Iran, is bombing television stations like the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) a crime or a justifiable move? It is impossible to seriously argue that bombing the IRIB was a "great idea," while launching a missile at Channel 12 or 14 is considered a war crime committed by a "terrorist state on the loose."

In Israel, even those who call themselves "journalists" are in reality mere mouthpieces for incitement and propaganda, promoting war, murder, and destruction, and contributing to the project of annihilating an entire people, denying their rights and the justice of their cause.