No, beachgoers are not watching Gaza airstrikes on giant screens

[King_David]

A fake “screenshot” of The Times of Israel’s homepage made social media rounds over the weekend, purportedly showing a report of Israel’s airstrikes on the Gaza Strip being screened on a Tel Aviv beach.

But as most savvy news consumers already know, that screenshot was a doctored photo and the only thing Tel Aviv beachgoers are watching are sand, waves and the occasional Iron Dome interception overhead after Hamas shoots rockets at the city.

The headline on the supposed screenshot, dating from Thursday, July 17, reads “Tel-Aviv municipality to install giant screens on beach to watch IDF offensive in live.” The picture and text are reminiscent of controversial (and real) photos of Sderot residents sitting on a hilltop to watch the Israeli Air Force conduct air raids on the Strip.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/no-beachgoers-are-not-watching-gaza-airstrikes-on-giant-screens/

[King_David]

1. Original was Brazil :

The original photo was actually taken over a month ago, on June 16, 2014 — not in Tel Aviv, but in Brazil. The shot, taken by Associated Press photographer Wong Maye-E, depicts two men relaxing between games in front of a blank screen erected on the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro for fans to watch live broadcasts of the World Cup.

http://www.timesofisrael.com/no-beachgoers-are-not-watching-gaza-airstrikes-on-giant-screens/

[4now]

2. Israelis gather on hillsides to watch and cheer as military drops bombs on Gaza

People drink, snack and pose for selfies against a background of explosions as Palestinian death toll mounts in ongoing offensive.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/20/israelis-cheer-gaza-bombing

[PCIntern]

3. If you shot rockets at my house you bet I would be anticipating

"issues" with your house.

[King_David]

11. To put it mildly

[King_David]

4. Was that also fake?

[azurnoir]

5. what do you think? Is it fake? your opinion please n/t

[King_David]

6. Not sure what poster was getting at considering the post it was in reply to

that's why I asked .

These things are not an "opinion" thing . Look at the OP , it was an expose .

[azurnoir]

7. The OP says that photo's from Sderot are real

if you click the link provided by in photo post you'll find they are from Sderot

[King_David]

8. The pic from Tel Aviv actually really was Brazil

So much misinformation out there it's difficult to tell what's real and what's fake.

[azurnoir]

9. yes the large screen TV was fake but as the OP says Sderot pics are real

maybe the OP's faking?

[King_David]

10. So much misinformation out there

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It's become difficult to tell what's real and what's fake .

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

12. True. There's a lot of hasbarist spin doctors out there.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

13. And yet Gazans are still being slaughtered by team IDF.

[kas125]

14. They didn't just do it in a screenshot, they did it on CNN video -

Choose to think that they're above cheering the bombings if you like, but they did it and there is proof that they did.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/17/israel-cheers-gaza-rockets-missiles-air-strikes_n_5597443.html