Israel showed US 'smoking gun' on Hamas in AP office tower, officials say

[George II]

Source: The Jerusalem Post

By LAHAV HARKOV MAY 16, 2021 19:34

Israel shared intelligence with the US showing how Hamas operated inside the same building with the Associated Press and Al-Jazeera in Gaza, officials in Jerusalem said on Sunday.

Officials in more than one government office confirmed that US President Joe Biden’s phone call to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday was, in part, about the bombing of the building, and that Israel showed Biden and American officials the intelligence behind the action.

“We showed them the smoking gun proving Hamas worked out of that building,” a senior diplomatic source said. “I understand they found the explanation satisfactory.”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the source’s remark, when asked about The Jerusalem Post’s reporting in an interview with US TV show Face the Nation.

Read more: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israel-showed-us-smoking-gun-on-hamas-in-ap-office-tower-officials-say-668303

[Devil Child]

1. Works for me, hope insurers adjust APs rates if they choose to co-locate with Hamas in the future nt

[levp]

2. As a rule of thumb,

we should always trust foreign intelligence...

[Beakybird]

4. No, but if Israel says, "Check your own satellite footage

for these coordinates, on this date, at this time," and there are people entering the building with weapons... That's a possibility.
Evidently, the Biden administration was satisfied.

[Midnightwalk]

6. Was that in the article?

I missed

“ Israel says, "Check your own satellite footage for these coordinates, on this date, at this time," and there are people entering the building with weapons...“

I did find Netanyahu said
“ “The intelligence we had is about an intelligence office for [Hamas] housed in that building that plots and organizes terrorist attacks on Israeli civilians. It is a perfectly legit target.”“

But can’t find your “quote” about entering the building with weapons”. Got a link?

[Beakybird]

13. We don't know what was shared between intelligence agencies.

What I said is plausible speculation. There are numerous ways Israel might have convinced the Biden administration.
Nevertheless, it's pretty clear that Netenyahu is gaming this to stay in power. It will probably work. The evil fucker is very clever

[Progressive Jones]

28. No doubt this was planned when Naziyahoo saw he was on his way out. nt

[orangecrush]

29. Yep.

[abqtommy]

3. You betcha! I believe everything I've ever read here on the internets! ;O) snark off

[ripcord]

5. I have no idea if this is true or not

But it is going to look really bad if the press has been sharing office space with Hamas.

[JI7]

12. I think they are saying they were in the same building. Not that they shared actual

office space. So they wouldn't always know if they were there.

[5X]

7. "Some people say..."

"Officials in more than one government office confirmed..."
No sources cited.

[AngryOldDem]

9. That's the same as saying "rumor".

Manufacturing or manupulating data isn’t exactly new to intelligence agencies.

This is the excuse Israel always uses.

[kysrsoze]

8. Assuming Hamas were there, you don't necessarily have to blow up the building.

Last I checked, there were still many, many buildings where Hamas could hide. I guess the Israeli government should just blow up all of the buildings in Gaza. I'm sure that would fix the problem - at least from Bibi's perspective.

Honestly, I don't trust anything that corrupt shitbag, Netanyahu says.

[TheProle]

33. They should shoot Hamas in the leg.

[Midnightwalk]

10. I would expect Biden to say nothing

Making statements about shared intelligence one way or the other while trying to help negotiations wouldn’t be very diplomatic.

“I understand they found the explanation satisfactory.”

Doesn’t really add anything.

[Chainfire]

11. Bring down that tower was not a military necessity

It was a statement, meant to demonstrate how vulnerable the people are. When our enemies did it to us we called it terrorism.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

16. A+

But when it happens to brown people on the other side of the world, it's ok. No doubt some of these supporters of bombing Gaza pretend to support civil rights and BLM in America.

[Jose Garcia]

32. Did our enemies warn us and give us time to evacuate the building?

[Chainfire]

40. It was a message; we can do it to you any time we wish. It is called terrorism.

[EX500rider]

42. "It is called terrorism."

Firing masses of rockets across the border is terrorism.

Destroying a enemy HQ (after warning the people in the building) is know as warfare.

[Steelrolled]

39. Sort of like the atomic bombs

Might not have been necessary, but the huge psychological impact probably hastened the end of the war.

[oldsoftie]

14. And most here who asked for proof will deny this as well

If its a lie, I dont think the President would let it go

[George II]

18. Exactly. I'm sure there is US intelligence corroboration of Biden was told....

He won't blindly believe what he's told by any other government.

[Jedi Guy]

19. Israel could lay out all the evidence from A to Z, and people would still refuse to believe it.

It doesn't conform to their worldview, so obviously it's shenanigans on the part of Israel. You mean to tell me that the guys who hide behind women and children also hid behind journalists? That's just crazy talk!

[EX500rider]

20. Hey if you can't trust terrorists groups, who can you trust, right?? lol nt

[Jedi Guy]

21. Exactly! Why, I can't even imagine a scenario in which Hamas would lie. N/T

[EX500rider]

22. Except that time their lips were moving....lol nt

[ForgoTheConsequence]

15. Jpost is a right wing rag.

Pro-Trump garbage.


Despite Trump's behavior we Israelis must remember who had our back

https://www.jpost.com/opinion/despite-trumps-behavior-we-israelis-must-remember-who-had-our-back-655686


And OP had the nerve to call out someone for posting a Guardian link.

[George II]

17. Not a "right wing rag". Even your own OP ED (NOT an editorial from the publication)....

...notes "DESPITE trump's behavior"!

Apparently President Biden and his administration were satisfied with what he was told, he is certainly not "right wing".

What are you trying to say here?

[ForgoTheConsequence]

26. It certainly is.

It's been right-wing for well over two decades. Yaakov Katz is a far-right clown.

What am I trying to say? I already said it. The comprehension problem is on your end.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

35. Predictable silence.

...

[oldsoftie]

24. Shoot the messenger!

[ForgoTheConsequence]

27. Isn't that what Israel did when they bombed the AP?

Literally. Nice try.

[oldsoftie]

31. No, they destroyed an empty BUILDING.

Everyone, even the terrorists, was given an hour to get out.

Proof provided to our government. Wasnt even needed, but sure was nice of them to provide it.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

34. Blinken says yet to see evidence on strike on Gaza tower housing AP, Al Jazeera

https://www.timesofisrael.com/blinken-hasnt-seen-evidence-on-strike-on-gaza-building-housing-ap-al-jazeera/


Keep trusting right-wing war criminals.

[oldsoftie]

36. Read the whole article

He also said he would “leave it to others to characterize if any information has been shared and our assessment (of) that information,"

Pres Biden has not disputed that the topic was covered in their phone call; which Blinken was not on.

[oldsoftie]

38. Blinken now says we recieved info from Israel

“We did seek further information from Israel on this question. It’s my understanding that we’ve received some further information through intelligence channels, and that’s not something that I can comment on,”

[jg10003]

23. It wouldn't be surprising that Hamas would operate from the same building as AP.

It would fit in with their use of human shields.

[George II]

25. That's what they do. Then when civilians are killed everyone claims "genocide".

[Steelrolled]

41. I really don't think Hamas uses innocent people as human shields.

We've seen it doesn't seem to deter Israel at all. I think it is more that Hamas has no regard for the lives of their fellow citizens, when choosing where they work, launch rockets, etc.

[EX500rider]

43. "it is more that Hamas has no regard for the lives of their fellow citizen"

True but more dead Gazans is a PR bonus for them, their fans can cry "War Crime!" while ignoring the actual war crime of indiscriminate rockets fired at civilians in Israel.

[AZProgressive]

48. I don't care who did what first when it comes to a long running war like Israel/Palestine

Israel discrimates against Ethiopian Jews so people can bring up Hamas all they want but it doesn't work on me. BTW who here is a fan of Hamas? That is like a MTG argument.

[jg10003]

45. it doesn't deter Israel but it does make a serious PR problem.

[orangecrush]

30. They're telling the world what's going on?

Bomb the shit out of them.

[Tarc]

37. Fine by me

I am one of the rare DU ducks that supports Israel, though Netanyahu is a deplorable scumbag.

Quackity-quack.

[EX500rider]

44. When it comes to the democracy or the terrorist group I know who I support. quack. nt

[AZProgressive]

47. I support the AP over both governments

[AZProgressive]

46. This doesn't change anything for me

How do you get an office building in Gaza and who do you have to get from?

Bombing the press is never OK and the reason why they do this is because of information warfare reasons.

It is why Bush bombed Al Jazeera and wanted to bomb them again but Tony Blair talked him out of it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera_bombing_memo