"Jones claimed without evidence that young people in the United States are being manipulated by Iran and Qatar through social media to care about the carnage in Gaza. list of 3 itemsend of list If you are a young person, you are opening up your phone, and all you see is dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby, Diddy, dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby, he said, as the audience erupted in laughter."
"The commentator who has spoken at pro-Israel rallies subsequently apologised. The suffering of the people of Gaza especially the children is not a punch line. I'm deeply sorry it came across that way, Jones wrote on social media. But Jones who served as an adviser to former President Barack Obama did not mention who is behind the suffering of Palestinians, nor did he walk back his baseless claim of a disinformation campaign."
Van Jones made a crude joke referencing dead Palestinian babies during a TV appearance and faced significant backlash. He invoked Sean "Diddy" Combs for comedic effect and suggested, without evidence, that Iran and Qatar manipulate young Americans on social media to focus on Gaza. Jones apologised, saying the suffering of Gaza’s people, especially children, is not a punch line, but he did not retract his claim about a disinformation campaign or identify those responsible for Palestinian suffering. The incident fits into a broader pattern of dehumanising rhetoric toward Palestinians by some US politicians, commentators and celebrities.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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