The International Press Has Exhausted All Credibility on Israel

The fabricated death of a Palestinian boy is only the latest offense.

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A Palestinian man speaks to members of the media in Gaza City, August 11, 2025.

Mahmoud Issa/Reuters

There was a direct correlation between the sudden popularity enjoyed by Anthony Aguilar, a former contractor with the joint U.S.-Israeli charitable organization Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and the luridness of his tales of Israeli malice and American perfidy.

During an interview with Israeli activist Offir Gutelzon and the dogged Benjamin Netanyahu critic, journalist Noga Tarnopolsky, Aguilar related the harrowing and tragic tale of a young Palestinian boy known only as “Amir.”

Noah Rothman

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Noah Rothman

Noah Rothman is a senior writer at National Review. His third book, Blood and Progress: A Century of Left-Wing Violence, was published by Hachette in May 2026.

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