This is not a ‘staged’ Palestinian set-up against Israel, but a movie clip
03 May 2022 |
12:09 pm
A clip that social media users claim is of Palestinian actors creating a "fake killing" at the hands of Israeli forces is circulating online. But the images are actually from a short film by a Palestinian director called "Empty Place”, based on real events.We tell you more in this edition of Truth or Fake with Vedika Bahl.
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