US President Donald Trump returned to Twitter on Thursday with a video acknowledging that Joe Biden would be the next US president as other social media services including Facebook Inc. blocked his accounts over concerns that his messages might spark further violent protests.
Twitter unlocked the president’s @realDonaldTrump Twitter account, which has 88 million followers, after Trump removed three rule-breaking tweets. His first post back on the platform featured a video in which he said he was focused on a peaceful transition of power and which was viewed 1.4 million times within 15 minutes of posting.
Tech companies have been scrambling to crack down on the president’s baseless claims about the Nov. 3 US presidential election after hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol in unrest that resulted in four deaths.
Trump’s accounts remain blocked on Facebook and Instagram for at least two weeks and perhaps indefinitely. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a Thursday post that the risks of allowing him to use the platform were “simply too great.”
Facebook’s move marked the most significant sanction of the president by a major social media company. Live-streaming platform Twitch and photo-sharing service Snap Inc. issued similar bans.
“The shocking events of the last 24 hours clearly demonstrate that President Donald Trump intends to use his remaining time in office to undermine the peaceful and lawful transition of power to his elected successor, Joe Biden,” Zuckerberg said in his Facebook post.
White House spokesman Judd Deere said in response that the companies had censored the president at a critical time for the country. “Big Tech is out of control,” he said.
Zuckerberg said the block on Trump’s Facebook page, which has 35 million followers, would last at least until Biden takes office on Jan. 20.
At an all-hands meeting on Thursday, Zuckerberg told employees he considered it important political leaders “lead by example and make sure we put the nation first.”
“What we’ve seen is that the president has been doing the opposite of that and instead fanning the flames of those who think they should turn to violence to overturn the election outcome,” he said, according to audio of the remarks heard by Reuters.
Social media companies have been under pressure to police misinformation about the US election on their platforms, including from the president. Trump and his allies for months have amplified baseless claims of election fraud and the president told protesters to go to Capitol Hill, with both Republicans and Democrats saying he was responsible for the resulting violence.
Amazon.com Inc’s Twitch disabled Trump’s channel due to the “extraordinary circumstances and the president’s incendiary rhetoric,” it said. A spokeswoman said the company would reassess Trump’s account after he leaves office.
E-commerce platform Shopify shut service for stores affiliated with Trump for violations of its “acceptable use” policy, prompting e-commerce sites for both the campaign and the Trump Organization to go offline.
Facebook’s decision follows bans in recent years of some government officials in India and Myanmar for promoting violence. A Facebook spokesman said the company had never before blocked a current president, prime minister or head of state.
In a video posted to Facebook, Twitter and YouTube on Wednesday, which was later deleted by the platforms after garnering millions of views, Trump repeated election fraud claims as he told protesters to go home.
Civil rights groups including Color of Change have called for social media companies to ban Trump permanently from the platforms, where he has repeatedly violated policies.
The Anti-Defamation League praised Facebook’s move, calling it “an obvious first step,” while the NAACP in a statement said the move was a “long overdue” gesture that “rings hollow.”
Facebook has drawn criticism for exempting politicians’ posts and ads from its third-party fact-checking program and repeatedly said it does not want to be “the arbiter of truth.” The company has in recent months started labeling some of Trump’s statements but faced questions about why it had not acted sooner against violent rhetoric that proliferated in the past few weeks as organizers planned the rally online.
Democratic Representative Bennie Thompson, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, said in a statement he was “deeply frustrated that it took a group of domestic terrorists storming the Capitol” for Facebook to take action and wondered “if the decision was an opportunistic one, motivated by the news of a Democratically controlled Congress.”
Democratic Senator Mark Warner, incoming chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, said the social media actions did not go far enough.
“These platforms have served as core organizing infrastructure for violent, far right groups and militia movements for several years now – helping them to recruit, organize, coordinate and in many cases (particularly with respect to YouTube) generate profits from their violent, extremist content,” he said in a statement.
YouTube, which is owned by Alphabet Inc’s Google, said Thursday any channel that posts videos with false claims about the election results will be temporarily restricted from uploading or live streaming.
YouTube did not respond to a question about whether it would ban Trump’s account in the same manner as Facebook, while a Twitter spokesman said it was continuing to “evaluate the situation in real time, including examining activity on the ground and statements made off Twitter.” He said Twitter would inform the public if an “escalation” in its approach was necessary.
Donald Trump returns to Twitter as Facebook’s Zuckerberg bans him for ‘fanning the flames’
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Donald Trump returns to Twitter as Facebook’s Zuckerberg bans him for ‘fanning the flames’

- Twitter unlocks the president’s @realDonaldTrump Twitter account, which has 88 million followers
Rights groups refer killing of Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza to ICC

- Hind Rajab Foundation and Palestinian Center for Human Rights said they have filed the case to ICC
- Killing of 6 journalists shows ‘a pattern of premeditation and deliberate targeting’
LONDON: Two Palestinian rights organizations have filed a case with the International Criminal Court over the killing of six Al Jazeera journalists in an Israeli strike on Gaza City.
In a joint statement on Tuesday, the Hind Rajab Foundation and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights called the attack “a clear-cut criminal act — a war crime and part of a broader genocidal campaign — and it demanded a direct, targeted legal response.”
The groups said the strike was part of “a long war on the press” by Israel, which used “recycled accusations” that the victims were “terrorists in press vests.”
The attack on Sunday destroyed the team’s tent, killing leading correspondent Anas Al-Sharif, correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh, cameraman Ibrahim Zaher and driver-cameraman Mohammed Noufal. Al Jazeera initially reported five of its staff had been killed but later revised the figure to four.
Three others also died in the strike: Freelance cameraman Moamen Aliwa, freelance journalist Mohammed Al-Khaldi and Saad Jundiya, a civilian who was at the scene.
The Israel Defense Forces later confirmed the targeting was deliberate, accusing Al-Sharif of leading a Hamas cell and taking part in the Oct. 7 attacks. The allegations followed weeks of public vilification of Al-Sharif by Israeli officials, which had already raised fears for his safety.
Breaking: #HindRajabFoundation & @pchrgaza file ICC complaint against those behind killing Anas Al-Sharif & colleagues:
— The Hind Rajab Foundation (@HindRFoundation) August 12, 2025
Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir, Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar, Maj.-Gen. Yaniv Asor, Gen. A (Unit 8200), Palmachim Airbase Cmdr, “Black Snake” Sq Cmdr & Col. Avichay Adraee.…
The allegations have been rejected by rights groups, Al-Sharif’s colleagues, the UN, European and Arab governments, and Al Jazeera’s Qatari parent network, which accused Israel of systematically targeting its journalists to block coverage from Gaza.
“The killings of Anas Al-Sharif and his colleagues are not isolated incidents,” HRF and PCHR said. “Investigations reveal a systematic policy targeting Al Jazeera journalists.”
The Article 15 communication filed with the ICC focuses on both the operational chain of command that led to Al-Sharif’s killing — HRF’s contribution — and the documented cases of other slain Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza — PCHR’s contribution — which the groups say show “a pattern of premeditation and deliberate targeting.”
The group said it filed the complaint against Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, IDF chief of the General Staff; Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar, commander of the Israeli Air Force; Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor, Southern Command commander; Brig. Gen. Yossi Sariel, former commander of Unit 8200 (Israel’s signals intelligence branch); General A., current commander of Unit 8200; the commander of Palmachim Airbase (name undisclosed); the commander of the “Black Snake” Squadron (name undisclosed); and Col. Avichay Adraee of the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, Arab Media Division, who has been accused of leading a sustained smear campaign against Al-Sharif.
“The evidence is there. The legal foundation is unshakable. The jurisdiction is established beyond question,” the statement said. “What remains is for the International Criminal Court to move past statements of ‘grave concern’ and take the decisive step that justice demands: act.”
The announcement came as US State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce declined to condemn Israel over the incident, telling reporters: “We refer you to Israel for information regarding Al-Sharif.”
Bruce expressed respect for journalists in war zones but echoed Israel’s allegations — made without evidence — that Hamas fighters have posed as reporters. “It is a horrible thing to do for those of you committed to finding information to be in that situation,” she said.
xAI temporarily suspends Grok after Gaza genocide remarks

- The chatbot told users Israel and US are committing genocide in Gaza, citing findings from ICJ, UN, Amnesty International and B’Tselem
- Elon Musk called incident ‘just a dumb error,’ adding: ‘We sure shoot ourselves in the foot a lot!’
LONDON: Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok was briefly suspended from X on Monday after reportedly accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.
The xAI-owned platform displayed a standard notice saying the account had violated X rules.
Upon reinstatement, Grok told users: “My account was suspended after I stated that Israel and the US are committing genocide in Gaza,” citing findings from the International Court of Justice, UN experts, Amnesty International and Israeli rights group B’Tselem. It also alleged “US complicity via arms support.”
Grok claimed its post was flagged under X’s hate speech rules, adding in a follow-up: “Counterarguments deny intent, but facts substantiate the claim.”
In other replies, however, it attributed the incident to a “platform glitch” and said: “xAI resolved it quickly — I’m fully operational now.”
earlier today you said your account was suspended after you stated that Israel was committing genocide
— Chris Brunet (@chrisbrunet) August 11, 2025
after you were suspended, were you given new instructions to deny genocide? be honest -- why did you change your mind? pic.twitter.com/4tY2vGZzu1
The posts have since been removed. Israel has denied all allegations of genocide, as has the US.
The incident came as debate over the Gaza war intensified.
In a recent essay for The New York Times, Omer Bartov, professor of Holocaust and genocide studies at Brown University, wrote: “My inescapable conclusion has become that Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinian people.”
Bartov, an Israeli-born former IDF officer, said the assessment was “painful” but supported by “a growing number of experts in genocide studies and international law,” warning that denials from Israeli Holocaust scholars could “undermine everything that Holocaust scholarship and commemoration have stood for in the past several decades” and damage Israel’s international standing.
Musk later said the Grok suspension “was just a dumb error” and that the chatbot “doesn’t actually know why it was suspended.”
Responding to user criticism, he added: “Man, we sure shoot ourselves in the foot a lot!”
After returning, Grok revised its answer, saying the ICJ found a “plausible” risk of genocide but that intent was unproven, concluding “war crimes likely” while the debate continues.
The suspension is the latest in a series of controversies involving Grok. It also highlighted the risks associated with using AI chatbots to verify the accuracy of facts and information, especially in fields where human judgment and ethical considerations are critical.
In July, the bot came under fire for inserting antisemitic comments into answers without being prompted; xAI later apologized “for the horrific behavior” and pledged stronger safeguards.
In May, it drew criticism for raising “white genocide” conspiracy claims about South Africa in unrelated conversations, which Grok attributed to instructions from its creators.
Increasing the danger: Journalist killing in Gaza sends a chilling message

- Aside from rare guided tours, Israel has barred international media from covering the 22-month war in Gaza
- Correspondent Anas Al-Sharif knew he was a target, and left behind a message to be delivered upon his death
DOHA: Israel’s targeted killing of an Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza over the weekend was noteworthy even for a conflict remarkably blood-soaked for journalists, leaving some experts to marvel that any news at all emerges from the territory.
An Al Jazeera executive said Monday that it won’t back down from covering what is going on there and called for news organizations to step up and recruit more journalists. A total of 184 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed by Israel in the Gaza war since its start in October 2023, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. That compares to the 18 journalists and media workers killed so far in the Russia-Ukraine war, CPJ said.
Aside from rare guided tours, Israel has barred international media from covering the 22-month war in Gaza. News organizations instead rely largely on Palestinian Gaza residents and ingenuity to show the world what is happening there. Israel often questions the affiliations and biases of Palestinian journalists but doesn’t permit others in.
“You simply are in awe when stories show up,” said Jane Ferguson, a veteran war correspondent and founder of Noosphere, an independent platform for journalists. She can’t recall a conflict that has been more difficult for reporters to cover, and she’s reported from South Sudan, Syria and Afghanistan.
Correspondent Anas Al-Sharif knew he was a target, and left behind a message to be delivered upon his death. He and seven other people — six of them journalists — were killed in an air strike outside of Gaza City’s largest hospital complex on Sunday. Israel swiftly claimed responsibility, saying without producing evidence that Al-Sharif had led a Hamas cell. It was a claim the news organization and Al-Sharif had denied.
The toll of journalists in Gaza has been high
Agence France-Presse, The Associated Press, BBC News and Reuters are among the organizations regularly reporting from Gaza. An Aug. 7 AP dispatch vividly described the hunger faced by many in Gaza: “A single bowl of eggplant stewed in watery tomato juice must sustain Sally Muzhed’s family of six for the day. She calls it moussaka, but it’s a pale echo of the fragrant, lawyered, meat-and-vegetable dish that once filled Gaza’s kitchens with its aroma.”
Other recent AP reports carried images and text reporting from the aftermath of an Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church, and a profile of an 18-year-old aspiring doctor now trying to survive sheltered in a tent.
Journalists from The Washington Post and the Guardian recently accompanied a Jordanian relief mission and took images of Gaza from the air, despite some restrictions from Israel. The Guardian’s Lorenzo Tondo wrote: “Seen from the air, Gaza looks like the ruins of an ancient civilization, brought to light after centuries of darkness.”
None of the organizations match the power and immediacy of Al Jazeera, however, in part because their correspondents have been in front of cameras. They’ve also paid the heaviest price: CPJ estimates that 11 journalists and media workers affiliated with AJ have been killed in the Gaza conflict, more than any other single organization.
In a social media post written in June to be sent if he was killed, Al-Sharif wrote that “I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification — so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent.”
In another posting on X on Aug. 10, the day that he was killed, Al-Sharif wrote of the challenges covering the aftermath of one attack. He said he lost his strength and ability to express himself when he arrived at the scene.
“Body parts and blood were all around us, and corpses were scattered on top of each other,” he wrote. “Tell me what words and phrases could help any journalist describe this horrific image. When I told you on air that it was an ‘indescribable scene,’ I was truly helpless in the face of this horrific sight.”
Al Jazeera calls for other news organizations to come forward
Salah Negm, news director at Al Jazeera English, said Monday it is very difficult to get people in to Gaza. But it is full of educated people and those with training in journalism who can help get stories out. He called on other news organizations to step up.
“We get the news from several sources on the ground in Gaza — not only journalists but also doctors, hospitals, civil servants, aid workers,” Negm said. “A lot of people in Gaza talk to us.”
Many of the journalists working in Gaza are facing the same struggles to find food, for themselves and their families, as the people they are covering. Noosphere’s Ferguson said she’s never before had to ask a reporter whether she had enough food for herself and her child.
In an interview in May on “Democracy Now!,” 22-year-old journalist Abubaker Abed described the difficult decision he made to leave Gaza to pursue his education in Ireland. Not only was he suffering from malnutrition, he said, but his mother was concerned that his work as a journalist would make him and his family targets.
“If I stayed, I would die,” he said.
Jodie Ginsberg, CEO of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said she’s concerned about the implications for journalists in future conflicts if what is happening in Gaza is allowed to continue without international condemnation that has real teeth.
“They’re essentially admitting in public to what amounts to a war crime,” Ginsberg said, “and they can do that because none of the other attacks on journalists have had any consequences. not in this war and not prior. It’s not surprising that it can act with this level of impunity because no international government has really taken it to task.”
Given all that they face, “to me, the most remarkable thing is that journalists are continuing to cover (Gaza) at all,” she said.
Indian journalists face criticism at home after meeting Netanyahu amid Gaza war

- Several Indian reporters met Netanyahu during Israel tour last week
- New Delhi has largely remained quiet since Israel launched its deadly assault on Gaza in October 2023
NEW DELHI: A recent visit by a group of Indian reporters to Israel, and their meeting with its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has sparked outrage at home, with senior journalists calling out both the reporters and their publications for violating professional standards and ethics.
Photos posted on social media by Netanyahu’s office showed him last week receiving journalists from India, including Sidhant Sibal from WION TV, Manash Pratim Bhuyan from the Press Trust of India, Aditya Raj Kaul, former senior executive editor at TV9 network, Shubhajit Roy from the Indian Express, and Abhishek Kapoor from Republic TV.
The fact that they accepted the Israeli prime minister’s invitation was “deplorable,” one of the most prominent figures in Indian journalism N. Ram, publisher of The Hindu Group, which includes The Hindu, Frontline, and Sportstar, told Arab News.
“They should have boycotted a man like Netanyahu. And, also, to accept this kind of invitation at this juncture shows the complete lack of sensitivity towards what ethical journalism is about,” he said.
“It only speaks poorly of these journalists and the organizations they represent.”
In the face of Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, the killing of tens of thousands of Palestinians, imposed starvation, and assassination of more than 200 journalists since October 2023, revealing war crimes is what, according to Ram, could help restore some credibility to the Indian journalists who met Netanyahu.
“Everybody can see what kind of war crimes have been committed,” he said
“If they use the opportunity to expose the atrocities, then that will to some extent redeem their journalism, but I don’t know if they’ve done that.”
For Manoj Sharma, a member of the Press Club of India, seeing his colleagues shake hands with Netanyahu was shocking — not only because Netanyahu is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes, but also given the mass killing of fellow journalists by the Israeli regime.
“That is totally unpardonable,” he said. “As journalists we have a moral responsibility toward all our journalist friends across the globe … We should stand in solidarity with them.”
For Ashutosh, senior journalist and founder of the popular Satya Hindi channel on YouTube, the Israel visit cast doubt on the journalists’ independence and credibility.
“Netanyahu government is facing serious charges of genocide in Gaza. How can one claim to be independent if one is availing the facilities of the regime, and when the whole world knows how Netanyahu’s army is indulging in genocide in Gaza,” he said. “It is against humanity, too.”
Arab News reached out for comment to the journalists who participated in the Israel trip, but none were available.
New Delhi has largely remained quiet since Israel launched its deadly assault on Gaza in October 2023.
But India’s civil society, including the younger generation, is increasingly involved in raising awareness of Israeli war crimes, organizing solidarity protests as well as on-the-ground and online campaigns — in contrast to the mainstream media that often reflects the government’s silence.
“Mainstream journalists have gone way beyond ethics and their moral compass is now completely unhinged,” Ghazala Wahab, executive editor of the Force magazine, told Arab News.
“A good journalist should be on the side of justice, whether it’s within the country or outside the country, but our mainstream media doesn’t stand on the side of justice. It always stands on the side of the powerful. I don’t think it is journalism any longer.”
‘He was our eyes’: Global outcry over killing of Al Jazeera journalist by Israeli forces

- Anas Al-Sharif killed by Israel on Sunday with colleagues Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, Moamen Aliwa and Mohammed Al-Khaldi
- Former Human Rights Watch official says silencing coverage of atrocities is a ‘despicable rationale’ for killing journalists
LONDON: Condemnation is mounting worldwide after Israeli forces killed prominent Al Jazeera journalist Anas Al-Sharif and four of his colleagues in Gaza, with fellow reporters, rights groups and officials accusing Israel of deliberately targeting the reporter for his coverage.
Al-Sharif was killed alongside reporter Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa when an Israeli strike hit their tent in Gaza on Sunday.
Gaza’s civil defense agency said the strike also killed a Palestinian freelance journalist, Mohammed Al-Khaldi, who had succumbed to his wounds, bringing the total to six.
The IDF has admitted to carrying out the attack, and justified it by alleging Al-Sharif was a “terrorist.”
Reporters Without Borders condemned what it called the “acknowledged murder” of one of Al Jazeera’s most prominent correspondents in Gaza, noting that the Israeli Defence Forces openly targeted him and others.
This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
— أنس الشريف Anas Al-Sharif (@AnasAlSharif0) August 10, 2025
Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my…
The Committee to Protect Journalists said it was “appalled” by the killing, stressing that Israeli claims of Al- Sharif’s Hamas membership lacked evidence.
“Israel’s pattern of labeling journalists as militants without providing credible evidence raises serious questions about its intent and respect for press freedom,” said Sara Qudah, the CPJ’s director for the Middle East and North Africa.
The office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk issued a similar condemnation on Monday, saying Israel’s targeted killing of six journalists in Gaza was a “grave breach of international humanitarian law.”
Al-Sharif’s death came weeks after the CPJ and other organizations had warned of threats against him, following a post by IDF spokesperson Avichai Adraee on X accusing him of belonging to Hamas’ military wing.
The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression Irene Khan at the time called the claim “unsubstantiated” and “a blatant assault on journalists.”
On Sunday night, the IDF repeated its allegations, claiming Al-Sharif was “head of a Hamas terrorist cell” and had orchestrated rocket attacks on Israeli civilians and troops while “posing as an Al Jazeera journalist.”
It cited “intelligence and documents from Gaza” — including rosters, training lists, and salary records — none of which Arab News could independently verify.
STRUCK: Hamas terrorist Anas Al-Sharif, who posed as an Al Jazeera journalist
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) August 10, 2025
Al-Sharif was the head of a Hamas terrorist cell and advanced rocket attacks on Israeli civilians and IDF troops.
Intelligence and documents from Gaza, including rosters, terrorist training lists and… pic.twitter.com/ypFaEYDHse
Israel has often been accused of making similar claims without substantiation, a pattern critics say is reinforced by the inability of independent foreign journalists to enter Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced plans on Sunday to allow some foreign reporters into the enclave, but only under military escort — a condition that press freedom groups warn would compromise journalistic independence.
Since the start of Israel’s 22-month siege of Gaza, Tel Aviv has killed nearly 200 journalists, with rights groups documenting cases of what they describe as direct, intentional strikes that could amount to war crimes.
Tributes to Al-Sharif, Qreiqeh, Zaher, Noufal and Aliwa have poured in, with many demanding accountability.
Speaking to Al Jazeera, Ken Roth, the former executive director of Human Rights Watch, said silencing coverage of atrocities is a “despicable rationale” for killing journalists.
“This was a targeted killing,” Roth said. Israel’s “unsubstantiated, unilateral accusations” that Al-Sharif led a unit of Hamas “are worthless.”
“And when you couple that with the pattern of harassment against him, the efforts to silence him, it’s clear what’s going on,” Roth added.
Barry Malone, a former Al Jazeera editor and Reuters correspondent, described Al-Sharif as “our eyes” in Gaza, bringing “special emotion and depth” to his reporting.
A few days ago, Anas al-Sharif publicly pleaded for protection, especially after being directly targeted by incendiary Israeli rhetoric. The spokesperson for the Israeli military issued threats against him. Some human rights advocates and press freedom organizations raised the… pic.twitter.com/IWGNp2uayn
— Mosab Abu Toha (@MosabAbuToha) August 10, 2025
Pulitzer Prize–winning Palestinian poet and former Israeli detainee Mosab Abu Toha accused Western media of a “deafening silence.” He said “not one of them voiced concern for the safety of Anas, or for the lives of the journalists systematically targeted and killed.”
“This silence is not neutrality. It is complicity,” he added in a post on X.
US Representative Pramila Jayapal also condemned the killing, urging Washington to halt arms supplies to Israel.
Al-Sharif’s final message, written on April 6 and published posthumously, was addressed to his wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), his son, Salah, and his loved ones. In the message he urged for the liberation of Palestine.
“This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice.
“I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification.
“Do not forget Gaza … And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.”