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After Accidental Killing, the PA Admits the Truth in English, Incites Violence in Arabic
Israeli forces gather at the scene of a shooting attack near a Jewish outpost, near Nablus, in the West Bank, December 16, 2021. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
If you read the official Palestinian Authority (PA) news agency WAFA’s reports, the information you receive is highly dependent on what language you read.
The PA openly lies in both Arabic and English, but sometimes it is aware of the need to hide its outrageous lies from the US and the English-speaking world.
Here’s an example:
A week ago, a Turkish-American member of the anti-Israeli International Solidarity Movement (ISM) was shot and killed unintentionally while she participated in violent riots against Israeli forces at Beita Junction near Nablus.
To its readers in Arabic, the PA said Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi was “executed.”
But readers in English were informed that she was “killed”:
WAFA in Arabic
WAFA in English
Headline: “The [PA] Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns the occupation’s crime of executing an American solidarity activist in the town of Beita”
“The [PA] Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates condemned in the strongest language the despicable crime in which the occupation’s [i.e., Israel’s] forces executed Turkish-American solidarity activist Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi this afternoon, Friday. They opened live fire on her and hit her in the head in the town of Beita, south of Nablus.”
[WAFA, official PA news agency, Sept. 6, 2024]
Headline: “Foreign Ministry condemns killing of US activist by Israeli forces”
“The Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ministry today condemned the killing of a US activist by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Beita, south of the occupied West Bank city of Nablus.
The Ministry condemned in the strongest possible terms the killing of Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old US activist of Turkish origin, who was directly shot in the head during a peaceful demonstration in the village of Beita…”
[WAFA, official PA news agency, English edition, Sept. 6, 2024]
A subtle difference that speaks volumes.
In Arabic, the PA wants to provoke Palestinians into a state of rage and readiness to take revenge against Israel.
In English, the PA is aware that the US received the information from Israel that the shooting of Eygi was not intentional but was an accidental result of her participation in the violent riots.
Yet no one calls out the discrepancy, or what the PA is trying to do with its lies and different messages for different audiences.
The author is the Founder and Director of Palestinian Media Watch (PMW). A version of this article originally appeared at PMW.
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Putin Speaks to Trump, Condemns Israel’s Strikes on Iran, Kremlin Says
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meet in Moscow, Russia, Jan. 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina
Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke to US President Donald Trump for 50 minutes on Saturday, condemning the Israeli military operation against Iran and expressing concern about the risks of escalation, the Kremlin said.
“Vladimir Putin condemned Israel’s military operation against Iran and expressed serious concern about a possible escalation of the conflict, which would have unpredictable consequences for the entire situation in the Middle East,” Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters.
Trump, for his part, described events in the Middle East as “very alarming,” according to Ushakov. But the two leaders said they do not rule out a return to the negotiating track on Iran’s nuclear program, Ushakov said.
On Ukraine, Putin told the US leader that Russia was ready to continue negotiations with the Ukrainians after June 22, according to state news agency RIA.
Trump reiterated his interest in a speedy resolution to the conflict, the Kremlin aide said.
Putin also congratulated Trump on his 79th birthday.
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Sunday’s US-Iran Nuclear Talks Cancelled, Oman Says
FILE PHOTO: Oman’s Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Albusaidi attends a meeting with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia July 11, 2023. Photo: Natalia Kolesnikova/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
The latest round of US-Iran nuclear talks scheduled for Sunday in Muscat will not take place, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on X on Saturday. Oman has been mediating the talks.
Albusaidi’s statement came a day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against Iran, killing commanders and scientists and bombing nuclear sites in a stated bid to stop it building an atomic weapon.
A senior official of US President Donald Trump’s administration, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed Sunday’s talks had been cancelled.
Washington, however, remained committed to the negotiations and hoped “the Iranians will come to the table soon,” the official said.
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Iran Says Talks with US ‘Meaningless’ After Israel Attack, But Yet to Decide on Attending
USA and Iranian flags are seen in this illustration taken, Sept. 8, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Iran said the dialogue with the US over Tehran’s nuclear program is “meaningless” after Israel’s biggest-ever military strike against its longstanding enemy, but said it is yet to decide on whether to attend planned talks on Sunday.
“The other side (the US) acted in a way that makes dialogue meaningless. You cannot claim to negotiate and at the same time divide work by allowing the Zionist regime (Israel) to target Iran’s territory,” state media on Saturday quoted foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying.
“It is still unclear what decision we will make on Sunday in this regard,” Baghaei was quoted as saying.
He said Israel “succeeded in influencing” the diplomatic process and the Israeli attack would not have happened without Washington’s permission, accusing Washington of supporting the attack.
Iran earlier accused the US of being complicit in Israel’s attacks, but Washington denied the allegation and told Tehran at the United Nations Security Council that it would be “wise” to negotiate over its nuclear program.
The sixth round of US-Iran nuclear talks was set to be held on Sunday in Muscat, but it was unclear whether it would go ahead after the Israeli strikes.
Iran denies that its uranium enrichment program is for anything other than civilian purposes, rejecting Israeli allegations that it is secretly developing nuclear weapons.
US President Donald Trump told Reuters that he and his team had known the Israeli attacks were coming but they still saw room for an accord.
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