On February 22, the Globe and Mail published a lengthy article entitled: “Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir brings fury from the right-wing fringes to Netanyahu’s government,” by international correspondent Nathan VanderKlippe, that saw the Globe’s journalist falsely report the following:
“He sees other parallels between the two men. Mr. Sharon helped incite the second intifadah in 2000 by entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque, known to Jews as Temple Mount – only to see the ensuing violence boost his own political career.”
Mr. Sharon absolutely did not enter the Al Aqsa Mosque per Mr. VanderKlippe’s claims, he merely walked on the Temple
Mount compound. Furthermore, the issue is in fundamental dispute about if Sharon’s walk on the Temple Mount “helped incite the second intifadeh”. For example, the Mitchell Report asserted that: “The Sharon visit did not cause the “Al- Aqsa Intifada.” But it was poorly timed and the provocative effect should have been foreseen; indeed, it was foreseen by those who urged that the visit be prohibited.” Furthermore, this claim ignored the well-documented evidence that the Palestinians incited and prepared for violence that initiated the 2nd intifada.
Reporter VanderKlippe also erred by describing Hebron as “a Palestinian city.”
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