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claims that Sky News has not seen proof of and many of the claims, even if true, do not directly implicate UNRWA.”
Britain’s Channel 4 also obtained the document and determined it “provides no evidence to support its explosive new claim that UNRWA staff were involved with terror attacks on Israel.”
The Financial Times, which also reviewed the materials, reported there were specific allegations of direct participation in the October 7 attacks against four Palestinians employed by UNRWA, not 12 as originally asserted.
Also, the Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal, put out one of the main stories claiming (a claim that is not standing up to mainstream media scrutiny now) 10 per cent of UNRWA had ties to Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad ( here: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/at-least-12-u-n-agency-employees-involved-in-oct-7-attacks-intelligence-reports-say-a7de8f36 )
One of the authors of the WSJ article claiming connections between UNRWA staff and the October 7 attack is an Israeli correspondent who switched from the Times of Israel to the WSJ in December, see https://muckrack.com/carrie-keller-lynn/articles ) named Carrie Keller-Lynn. Lynn had served in the Israeli army and maintained close ties with a former Israeli IDF spokesperson, Aliza Landes, one of the early leading forces, going back to the 2000s, in starting up IDF propaganda on social media:
Britain’s Channel 4 also obtained the document and determined it “provides no evidence to support its explosive new claim that UNRWA staff were involved with terror attacks on Israel.”
The Financial Times, which also reviewed the materials, reported there were specific allegations of direct participation in the October 7 attacks against four Palestinians employed by UNRWA, not 12 as originally asserted.
Also, the Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal, put out one of the main stories claiming (a claim that is not standing up to mainstream media scrutiny now) 10 per cent of UNRWA had ties to Hamas or Palestinian Islamic Jihad ( here: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/at-least-12-u-n-agency-employees-involved-in-oct-7-attacks-intelligence-reports-say-a7de8f36 )
One of the authors of the WSJ article claiming connections between UNRWA staff and the October 7 attack is an Israeli correspondent who switched from the Times of Israel to the WSJ in December, see https://muckrack.com/carrie-keller-lynn/articles ) named Carrie Keller-Lynn. Lynn had served in the Israeli army and maintained close ties with a former Israeli IDF spokesperson, Aliza Landes, one of the early leading forces, going back to the 2000s, in starting up IDF propaganda on social media:
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Our itrek Leaders hail from the world’s leading MBA, Law, Policy, and STEM programs. In this edition of the Leader Spotlight series, we speak with two alumni Leaders and long-time friends about their connection to Israel, why they decided to lead a trip and how their itrek experience has influenced their current foray into podcasting.
Name: Aliza Landes
Schools: MIT Sloan, Harvard Kennedy School
Current Location: Tel Aviv
“Day Job”: VP-Lending and Exchanges at Celsius Network
Date of itreks: 2014, 2015, 2016
Name: Carrie Keller-Lynn
School: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Current Location: NYC and Tel Aviv
“Day Job”: Freelance Strategy Consultant
Date of itrek: 2016
How did you first meet?
Aliza: In 2008, I was in the Israeli Defense Forces and visiting my friend at Yale. Carrie was there as an undergrad, and that’s how we first met. And then Carrie came to Israel that summer.
Carrie: I went to serve in the military in 2009, and I was living on a kibbutz. It was a big change and it was a bit lonely. Aliza helped turn that around. I lived at her house on weekends, and her family adopted me, which is the most Israeli thing possible. We were two American East Coasters who ended up in Israel, and Aliza taught me what it is to be Israeli by bringing me into her life.
Aliza: I also taught you how to cut tomatoes.
Carrie: (Laughs) That’s true.
Was your Army experience what you expected?
Carrie: I was a military liaison to Egypt during the Arab Spring. But Aliza had a much more interesting service than I did.
Aliza: I was actually in the Army for six years, in the Spokesperson’s Unit. During the Gaza War, I showed some initiative and started a YouTube channel that ended up becoming the social media department for the Army, because they hadn’t done social media before.
Carrie: I often say that Aliza literally created social media for the IDF. She had to fight every step of the way. We think of it as obvious now that governments and leaders speak directly to people, but it wasn’t obvious in 2008. There’s a book that came out in 2017, War in 140 Characters, with an entire chapter on Aliza—on how she created this unit out of nothing.
Aliza: You’re my best publicist.
Our itrek Leaders hail from the world’s leading MBA, Law, Policy, and STEM programs. In this edition of the Leader Spotlight series, we speak with two alumni Leaders and long-time friends about their connection to Israel, why they decided to lead a trip and how their itrek experience has influenced their current foray into podcasting.
Name: Aliza Landes
Schools: MIT Sloan, Harvard Kennedy School
Current Location: Tel Aviv
“Day Job”: VP-Lending and Exchanges at Celsius Network
Date of itreks: 2014, 2015, 2016
Name: Carrie Keller-Lynn
School: Stanford Graduate School of Business
Current Location: NYC and Tel Aviv
“Day Job”: Freelance Strategy Consultant
Date of itrek: 2016
How did you first meet?
Aliza: In 2008, I was in the Israeli Defense Forces and visiting my friend at Yale. Carrie was there as an undergrad, and that’s how we first met. And then Carrie came to Israel that summer.
Carrie: I went to serve in the military in 2009, and I was living on a kibbutz. It was a big change and it was a bit lonely. Aliza helped turn that around. I lived at her house on weekends, and her family adopted me, which is the most Israeli thing possible. We were two American East Coasters who ended up in Israel, and Aliza taught me what it is to be Israeli by bringing me into her life.
Aliza: I also taught you how to cut tomatoes.
Carrie: (Laughs) That’s true.
Was your Army experience what you expected?
Carrie: I was a military liaison to Egypt during the Arab Spring. But Aliza had a much more interesting service than I did.
Aliza: I was actually in the Army for six years, in the Spokesperson’s Unit. During the Gaza War, I showed some initiative and started a YouTube channel that ended up becoming the social media department for the Army, because they hadn’t done social media before.
Carrie: I often say that Aliza literally created social media for the IDF. She had to fight every step of the way. We think of it as obvious now that governments and leaders speak directly to people, but it wasn’t obvious in 2008. There’s a book that came out in 2017, War in 140 Characters, with an entire chapter on Aliza—on how she created this unit out of nothing.
Aliza: You’re my best publicist.
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