RAMALLAH, December 16, 2017 (WAFA) - Although proven false, Israeli media waged a hate campaign against Palestinian journalists following false news that circulated the internet that Mohammed Aqel, who attacked Israeli soldiers near the military checkpoint known as DCO at the northern entrance to the city of el-Bireh near Ramallah, was a journalist.

Israeli Commentator Barrack Bat Chen Nachum wrote in a Facebook post that it is time to issue orders that prevent Palestinian journalists from approaching Israeli soldiers, and if that did happen, the camera of the photographer should be smashed. "We must act quickly with these animals."

Social media activists also posted hate comments against Palestinian journalists following false news about Aqel being a journalist; one activist who was identified as Shimon Burg said: "Journalists must die, they are part of the enemy." 

Another activist, named Haim Levy, wrote: "Bastards," referring to journalists, "we have to send them to hell."

Eriet Shani, also an activist, posted on her page saying, "Why do they allow people with cameras to move? Soldiers must break their cameras and keep everyone away from them."

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